Stent therapy for malignant superior vena cava syndrome: Should be first line therapy or simple adjunct to radiotherapy

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 247-250

  Chatziioannou, A ^a   Alexopoulos, Th ^a   Mourikis, D ^a   Dardoufas, K ^a   Katsenis, K ^a   Lazarou, S ^a   Koutoulidis, V ^a   Ladopoulos, Ch ^a   Vlachos, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Radiotherapy; Stent; Superior vena cava

Indexed keywords

PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

STENT THERAPY;

RADIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STENOSIS; STENT; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041589501     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(02)00207-3     Document Type: Article

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