Clinical manifestations and survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and cardiac metastasis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 150-155

  Liu, Yu Chun ^a   Ho, Yi Lwun ^a   Huang, Guan Tarn ^a   Chen, Ding Shinn ^a   Sheu, Jin Chuan ^a   Chen, Chien Hung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Heart; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Metastasis; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART METASTASIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG EDEMA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FAILURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 73449115699     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.06036.x     Document Type: Article

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