Sudden death due to pulmonary embolism as presenting symptom of renal tumors

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1062-1064

  Van Den Heuvel Eibrink, M M ^a   Lankhorst, B ^b   Egeler, R M ^c   Corel, L J A ^a   Kollen, W J W ^b,c  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b JULIANA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Nephroblastoma; Pediatric; Renal tumor; Sudden death; Tumor embolism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FATALITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUMOR; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; NEPHROBLASTOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUMOR EMBOLISM;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 41849083114     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21429     Document Type: Article

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