Clinical analysis of 45 patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma

Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 97-102

  Chen, Jie ^a   Zhao, Wei ^a   Liu, Xingchen ^a   Tian, Qing ^a   Yang, Zhen ^a   Chen, Liang'an ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Malignant mesothelioma; Pleural; Treatment

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; FIBROSARCOMA; HUMAN; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURA THICKENING; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX PAIN; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

EID: 84922686165     PISSN: 10093419     EISSN: 19996187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2012.02.06     Document Type: Article

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