Characterization and management of cardiac involvement of thymic epithelial tumors

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 246-249

  Thomas, Anish ^a   Shanbhag, Sujata ^b   Haglund, Karl ^a   Berman, Arlene ^a   Jakopovic, Marko ^c   Szabo, Eva ^a   Arai, Andrew ^b   Schrump, David S ^a   Kwong, King F ^a   Rajan, Arun ^a   Giaccone, Giuseppe ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cardiac tumors; Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging; Thymic epithelial tumors

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AORTA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THYMOMA;

EID: 84873818502     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31827bd931     Document Type: Article

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