Integrated approach for cardiac angiosarcoma [2]

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 301-304

  Sinatra, Riccardo ^a   Brancaccio, Gianluca ^a,b   Di Gioia, Cira R T ^a   De Santis, Marcello ^a   Sbraga, Fabrizio ^a   Gallo, Pietro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiosarcoma; Integrated approach; Optimal therapy

Indexed keywords

EPIRUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE;

ADULT; ANGIOSARCOMA; AUTOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOPLEGIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037397873     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00388-1     Document Type: Letter

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