Interventional bronchoscopy in the treatment of tracheal obstruction secondary to advanced thyroid cancer

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-135

  Ribechini, A ^a   Bottici, V ^a   Chella, A ^a   Elisei, R ^a   Vitti, P ^a   Pinchera, A ^a   Ambrosino, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Advanced thyroid cancer; Airway obstruction; Airway stent; Bronchoscopy; Tracheal infiltration

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; IODINE 131;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INOPERABLE CANCER; MALE; MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; NEODYMIUM LASER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; SYMPTOM; THYROID CANCER; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 33645578110     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03344085     Document Type: Article

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