Palatine tonsillar metastasis of lung cancer during chemotherapy

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 468-471

  Hong, Wei ^a   Wang, Xian ^b   Yu, Xin Min ^a   Chen, Bo ^a   Ding, Guo Jun ^a   Zhang, Yi Ping ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Histopathology; Lung neoplasm; Metastasis; Tonsil neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; METASTASIS; PALATINE TONSIL; PATHOLOGY; TONSIL TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PALATINE TONSIL; TONSILLAR NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864298974     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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