Relapse of polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome without increased level of vascular endothelial growth factor following successful autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 363-365

  Imai, Noboru ^a   Taguchi, Jun ^a   Yagi, Nobuyasu ^a   Konishi, Takashi ^a   Serizawa, Masahiro ^a   Kobari, Masahiro ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation; Polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M protein, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome; Relapse; Thalidomide

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIURETIC AGENT; DOXORUBICIN; FUROSEMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MELPHALAN; THALIDOMIDE; VASCULOTROPIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POEMS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE;

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; DEXAMETHASONE; DIURETICS; DOXORUBICIN; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MIDDLE AGED; POEMS SYNDROME; RECURRENCE; STEM CELLS; THALIDOMIDE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 67349220708     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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