Lung metastasis from an immature teratoma of the nasal cavity masquerading as small cell carcinoma of the lung

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 571-574

  Kang, Min Kyu ^a   Ahn, Yong Chan ^a   Park, Joon Oh ^a   Han, Joungho ^a   Lee, Kyung Soo ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Metastasis; Small cell carcinoma; Teratoma

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; IRINOTECAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; NEUROBLASTOMA; NOSE CAVITY CANCER; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SALVAGE THERAPY; SEPTIC SHOCK; TERATOMA; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 33748300667     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: 05135796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2006.47.4.571     Document Type: Article

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