Diagnostic and therapeutical management of malignant pleural effusion

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Tassi, G F ^a   Cardillo, G ^b   Marchetti, G P ^a   Carleo, F ^b   Martelli, M ^b  

^a SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^b SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCLEROSING AGENT; TALC; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; HEMATOTHORAX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MESOTHELIOMA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURODESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 33645836729     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdj911     Document Type: Article

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