Cranial Leiomyosarcoma in an Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-mismatched Lung Transplant Recipient

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 753-755

  Chaves, Nadia J ^a   Kotsimbos, Tom C ^a   Warren, Mark A ^a   McLean, Catriona A ^a   Spelman, Denis W ^a   Williams, Trevor J ^a   Snell, Greg I ^a   Westall, Glen P ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GANCICLOVIR; PREDNISOLONE; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS; VALACICLOVIR; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; EDEMA; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LUNG GRAFT REJECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MIGRAINE AURA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL TUMOR; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 34347264454     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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