Spontaneous regression of Hodgkin's disease: Two case reports and a review of the literature

Hematology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-196

  Mangel, J ^a,b,c   Barth, D ^c   MaCeachren, J ^c   Berinstein, N L ^a,b,c   Imrie, Kevin R ^a,b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Hodgkin's lymphoma; Reed Stenberg cells; Spontaneous regression

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; DACARBAZINE; DOXORUBICIN; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FOLLOW UP; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BLEOMYCIN; DACARBAZINE; DOXORUBICIN; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM REGRESSION, SPONTANEOUS; REMISSION INDUCTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VINBLASTINE;

EID: 0037527611     PISSN: 10245332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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