Clinical features of non-Hodgkins lymphoma presenting with acute liver failure: A report of five cases and review of published experience

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1641-1646

  Lettieri, Christopher J ^b   Berg, Benjamin W ^a  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DOXORUBICIN; ETRETINATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISONE; ZIDOVUDINE;

DEATH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LIVER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FAILURE; LYMPHOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0037780502     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07536.x     Document Type: Review

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