Epithelial tumours of the thymus;Tumeurs épithéliales thymiques

Revue de Pneumologie Clinique

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-51

  Thomas, P A ^a   Payan Defais, M J ^b  

^a HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Neuro endocrine tumours; Thymic carcinomas; Thymomas; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; CISPLATIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDIASTINUM; METASTASIS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL TIME; THYMOMA; THYMUS CANCER; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

CARCINOMA, NEUROENDOCRINE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THYMOMA; THYMUS GLAND; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77649185316     PISSN: 07618417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneumo.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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