Rheumatoid nodule and combined pulmonary carcinoma: Topographic correlations; a case report and review of the literature

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 351-356

  Spina, Donatella ^a   Ambrosio, Maria Raffaella ^a   Rocca, Bruno Jim ^a   Di Mari, Nicoletta ^a   Onorati, Monica ^a   Luzzi, Luca ^a   Monciatti, Irene ^a   Tosi, Piero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Combined carcinoma; Interstitial pneumonia; Lung; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; COLORING AGENT; CORTISONE; METHOTREXATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG TUMOR; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID NODULE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COLORING AGENTS; CORTISONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RHEUMATOID NODULE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 79952358145     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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