Successful Outcome of Advanced Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma With Malignant Pleural Effusion by the Standardized Rhus Verniciflua Stokes Extract: A Case Study

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 242-244

  Lee, Sang Hun ^a   Kim, Kyung Suk ^a   Choi, Won Cheol ^a   Yoon, Seong Woo ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYTOKERATIN 20; PLANT EXTRACT; RHUS VERNICIFLUA EXTRACT; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG NODULE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHUS VERNICIFLUA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; RHUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650245475     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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