Hepatocellular carcinoma associated with acquired von Willebrand disease and extreme thrombocytosis [2]

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 988-989

  Chen, C C ^a   Chang, J Y ^a   Liu, K J ^a   Chan, C ^a   Ho, C H ^a,b   Lee, S C ^b   Chen, Leo T ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; EPIRUBICIN; FIBRINOGEN; INTERLEUKIN 6; THROMBOPOIETIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; BLEEDING TENDENCY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTOSIS; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES; THROMBOCYTOSIS; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

EID: 21344437042     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdi171     Document Type: Letter

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