Treatment of cystic hygroma by intralesional bleomycin injection: Experience in 70 patients

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 178-182

  Niramis, R ^a   Watanatittan, S ^a   Rattanasuwan, T ^a  

^a Bangkok Children's Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

bleomycin; cystic hygroma; lymphangioma

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; DEATH; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXCISION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; INJECTION SITE ERYTHEMA; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INJECTION SITE SWELLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SIDE EFFECT; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; BLEOMYCIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; LYMPHANGIOMA, CYSTIC; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS;

EID: 77957260641     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1247548     Document Type: Article

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