Pericardial malignant mesothelioma: a latent complication of radiotherapy?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 745-747

  Small, Gary R ^a   Nicolson, Marianne ^b   Buchan, Keith ^b   Broadhurst, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mesothelioma; Pericardium; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; PEMETREXED;

ADULT; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLECTOMY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; MASTECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIECTOMY; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PERICARDITIS, CONSTRICTIVE; PERICARDIUM; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 40649084024     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.12.024     Document Type: Article

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