Complete remission of previously intractable peripheral cutaneous T-cell lymphoma of the lower extremity using isolated hyperthermic limb perfusion with melphalan (1-phenylalanine mustard)

Cancer Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 545-549

  Paramo, Juan Carlos ^a   Benavides, Carlos ^a   Tang, Lawton W ^a   Martinez, Antonio ^a   Cabello Inchausti, Beria ^a   Davila, Enrique ^a   Mesko, Thomas W ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Extremity; Limb; Lymphoma; Perfusion

Indexed keywords

BEXAROTENE; CARMUSTINE; CLADRIBINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; GEMCITABINE; MELPHALAN; PENTOSTATIN; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CUTANEOUS T CELL LYMPHOMA; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LEG; LIMB PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPULA; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; TUMOR REGRESSION;

AGED; AMPUTATION; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; CHEMOTHERAPY, CANCER, REGIONAL PERFUSION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL, CUTANEOUS; MELPHALAN; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 8644243706     PISSN: 07357907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CNV-200026524     Document Type: Article

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