Radiotherapy for splenomegaly

Journal of the Nepal Medical Association

Volumn 44, Issue 159, 2005, Pages 97-99

  Mod, Hemendra ^a   Prasiko, G ^a   Jha, A K ^a   Chaurasia, P P ^a   Srivastava, R ^a  

^a BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Hematological conditions; Massive splenomegaly; Palliative radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MYELOFIBROSIS; NAUSEA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

BRACHYTHERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOFIBROSIS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPLENOMEGALY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645528579     PISSN: 00282715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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