A case of spindle cell carcinoma of the breast, in which irinotecan was effective against respiratory failure due to pulmonary metastases

Japanese Journal of Cancer and Chemotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 431-434

  Murata, Toru ^a   Fujii, Masahiro ^a   Aoki, Momoko ^a   Oda, Koji ^a  

^a AICHI CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Irinotecan; Spindle cell carcinoma of the breast

Indexed keywords

IRINOTECAN; PACLITAXEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SIZE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTANT METASTASIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; MASTECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 79957953665     PISSN: 03850684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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