Sonographic features of pectoralis muscle necrosis secondary to gemcitabine-induced radiation recall: Case report and review of current literature

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1499-1502

  O'Regan, Kevin N ^a   Nishino, Mizuki ^a   Armand, Philippe ^a   Kelly, Paul J ^a   Hwang, Dick Guang Iong ^a   Di Salvo, Donald ^a  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIMETABOLITE; DEOXYCYTIDINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GEMCITABINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NECROSIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DEOXYCYTIDINE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; RADIODERMATITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 77958169167     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2010.29.10.1499     Document Type: Article

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