Pediatric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the trachea: A case report and review of the literature

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 831-835

  Venizelos, Ioannis ^a   Papathomas, Thomas ^a,c   Anagnostou, Eleftherios ^a   Tsanakas, John ^b   Kirvassilis, Fotis ^b   Kontzoglou, George ^a  

^a Aristotle University and Hippokration General Hospital   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dyspnea; Inflammatory pseudotumor; Trachea

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE; CHLORDANE; CORTICOSTEROID; KI 67 ANTIGEN; VIMENTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PLASMA CELL GRANULOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; STRIDOR; TRACHEA TUMOR; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MYOFIBROMA; TRACHEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 49649118286     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20869     Document Type: Article

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