Massive myelomatous ascites responsive to VAD chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 343-344

  Alegre, A ^a   Martinez Chamorro C ^b   Fernandez Ranada J M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RUBER INTERNACIONAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Multiple myeloma; Myelomatous ascites; Stem cell transplantation

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; MELPHALAN; PREDNISONE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0345035419     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701892     Document Type: Article

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