POEMS syndrome: relapse after successful autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 980-982

  Giglia, F ^a,b   Chiapparini, L ^a   Fariselli, L ^a   Barbui, T ^c   Ciano, C ^a   Scarlato, M ^d   Pareyson, D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^d SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Auto peripheral blood stem cell transplantation; osteosclerotic myeloma; POEMS syndrome; polyneuropathy; VEGF

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; MELPHALAN; STEROID; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BONE LESION; CASE REPORT; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PARAPROTEINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; POEMS SYNDROME; RADIOSURGERY; RECURRENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 36248942563     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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