Spinal epidural lipomatosis in myeloma [5]

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2068-2070

  Liew, M S ^a   Bishton, M J ^a   Januszewicz, H ^a   Alatakis, S ^a   Prince, H M ^a  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BORTEZOMIB; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; MELPHALAN; THALIDOMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LETTER; LIPOMATOSIS; MALE; MENINGEAL METASTASIS; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYOPATHY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DEXAMETHASONE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; LIPOMATOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL DISEASES; THALIDOMIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35148870622     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: 10292403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10428190701593651     Document Type: Letter

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