Spontaneous remission of lung cancer in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis

Japanese Journal of Lung Cancer

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-132

  Kato, Tatsuo ^a   Nakashima, Masanori ^a   Imao, Motohiro ^a   Komaki, Chihito ^a   Sano, Kimiyasu ^a   Yoshimi, Naomi ^b  

^a National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Spontaneous remission

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG CANCER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

EID: 20444406518     PISSN: 03869628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2482/haigan.45.127     Document Type: Article

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