Endangering cutaneous infantile hemangioma treated with vincristine: A case report

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 157-161

  Wharton, S ^a   Soueid, A ^b   Nishikawa, H ^c   Sridhar, A V ^d  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infantile hemangioma; Vincristine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; DEXAMETHASONE; PHENOBARBITAL; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; STRIDOR; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 67649135165     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: 14350130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-008-0295-2     Document Type: Article

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