The association of lung cancer and infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is uncommon. This report and critical review of the medical literature defines a clinical profile of 22 patients affected with this uncommon association. This clinical profile includes young age (median, 38 years)
Recent trends and future directions in human immunodeficiency virus-associated cancer
โ Scribed by Meredith S. Shiels; James J. Goedert; Eric A. Engels
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 80 KB
- Volume
- 116
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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