Cold-plasma coagulation in the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma: Results of a combined approach

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 502-505

  Hoffmann, Martin ^a   Bruch, Hans Peter ^a   Kujath, Peter ^a   Limmer, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cold plasma coagulation; Hyperthermic intrathoracic chemoperfusion; Malignant pleural mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; PEMETREXED;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER STAGING; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOCOAGULATION; DECORTICATION; DIAPHRAGM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MALE; PERICARDIUM; PILOT STUDY; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; NEOPLASM STAGING; PILOT PROJECTS; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950686421     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.223768     Document Type: Article

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