Pulmonary embolism after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 440-442

  Shiah, H S ^a,c   Liu, T W ^a   Chen, L T ^a,b   Chang, J Y ^a   Liu, J M ^a   Chuang, T R ^a   Lee, W S ^a   Whang Peng, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adriamycin; Pulmonary embolism; Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETERIZATION; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28144439380     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2005.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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