Langerhans cell histiocytosis in adults: More questions than answers?

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1467-1473

  Arico M ^a  

^a Ospedale dei Bambini G Di Cristina   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Histiocytosis; Langerhans cell; Lung; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISONE; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; CHROMOSOME; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LANGERHANS CELL HISTIOCYTOSIS; LUNG TUMOR; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM TUMOR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOLECULAR CLONING; MONOTHERAPY; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 2942516277     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2004.01.025     Document Type: Article

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