Should patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis undergo screening for meningioma? [1]

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 888-889

  Cottin, V ^a   Vukusic, S ^b   Jouanneau, E ^b   Lazor, R ^c   Cordier, J F ^a  

^a Service de Pneumologie   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; NOMEGESTROL;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS; MENINGIOMA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA;

EID: 8644250532     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.10079704     Document Type: Letter

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