Remission induced by interferon alfa in a patient with massive osteolysis and extension of lymph-hemangiomatosis: A severe case of Gorham-Stout syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Takahashi, Atsushi ^a   Ogawa, Chitose ^a   Kanazawa, Takashi ^a   Watanabe, Hideomi ^a   Suzuki, Makoto ^b   Suzuki, Norio ^b   Tsuchida, Yoshiaki ^b   Morikawa, Akihiro ^a   Kuwano, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Gumna Children S Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gorham Stout syndrome; Hemangiomatosis; Interferon therapy; Lymphangiomatosis; Massive osteolysis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; PICIBANIL; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG FEVER; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; GORHAM STOUT SYNDROME; HEMANGIOMATOSIS; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; LUNG CAVITY; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIOMATOSIS; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; OSTEOLYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RIB; SCOLIOSIS; STEROID THERAPY; SYNDROME; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 15744379996     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.11.015     Document Type: Article

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