Thiamin deficiency: A possible major cause of some tumors? (Review)

Oncology Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1589-1592

  Lee, Benjamin Y ^a   Yanamandra, Krishna ^a   Bocchini Jr , Joseph A ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

Baker's cyst; Cancer; Carcinogenesis; Osteosarcoma; Submandibular gland cyst; Thiamin deficiency

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

CYST; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

CYSTS; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NEOPLASMS; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND DISEASES; THIAMINE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 33644694220     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.14.6.1589     Document Type: Review

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