Compression syndromes in oncological patients;Kompressionssyndrome

Internist

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-18

  Wierecky, J ^a   Bokemeyer, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Endovascular stent; Radiotherapy; Spinal cord compression; Superior vena cava syndrome

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BIOPSY; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; RADIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACUTE DISEASE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME;

EID: 13644256879     PISSN: 00209554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00108-004-1318-0     Document Type: Article

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