Radiofrequency Ablation and Biopsy of Metastatic Pheochromocytoma: Emphasizing Safety Issues and Dangers

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 670-673

  Mamlouk, Mark D ^a,b   vanSonnenberg, Eric ^b,c   Stringfellow, Gregory ^b,d   Smith, Dean ^e   Wendt, Albert ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Valley Anesthesiology Consultants   (United States)

^f Affiliated Oncologists Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64849084574     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.01.031     Document Type: Article

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