Radiation port erythema multiforme: Erythema multiforme localized to the radiation port in a patient with non–small cell lung cancer

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Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 390-392

  Chodkiewicz, Hubert M ^a   Cohen, Philip R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION DERMATITIS; TIME;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; RADIODERMATITIS; TIME FACTORS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874126943     PISSN: 15409740     EISSN: 17517125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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