Management of complicated hemangiomas with vincristine/vinblastine: Quantitative response to therapy using MRI

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1221-1225

  Glade, R S ^a   Vinson, K ^b   Becton, D ^c   Bhutta, S ^c   Buckmiller, L M ^d  

^a Children's Hospital Oklahoma City   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Complicated hemangioma; Hemangioma; Vincristine

Indexed keywords

VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CANCER CONTROL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEMANGIOMA; HEMANGIOMATOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR REGRESSION;

ANEMIA; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BACTEREMIA; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 77957731089     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.07.014     Document Type: Article

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