Platelet counts were studied retrospectively in a series of 64 patients suspected of primary malignant pleural mesothelioma. Only platelet counts taken before chemotherapy and radiotherapy and surgery other than thoracocentesis were considered. Thirty-two patients had malignant pleural mesothelioma
Thalidomide in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma
โ Scribed by Baas, Paul; Boogerd, Willem; Dalesio, Otilia; Haringhuizen, Annebeth; Custers, Frank; Zandwijk, Nico van
- Book ID
- 119319096
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 92 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0169-5002
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