Isolated Pancreatic Metastasis of a Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 395-400

  Lin, Yi Ting ^a   Wu, Bing Shiun ^a   Yang, Sheau Fang ^a   Chen, Huang Chi ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

abdominal pain; mesothelioma; metastasis; pancreas; pleura

Indexed keywords

CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACARBAZINE; EPIRUBICIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC DISCOMFORT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; METASTASIS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS RESECTION; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67651108891     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70533-9     Document Type: Article

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