Fulminant hepatic failure resulting from small-cell lung cancer and dramatic response of chemotherapy

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2466-2468

  Kaira, Kyoichi ^a,b   Takise, Atsushi ^a   Watanabe, Rieko ^a   Mori, Masatomo ^b  

^a MAEBASHI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Fulminant hepatic failure; Small cell lung carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AMRUBICIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 33646459965     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i15.2466     Document Type: Article

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