Pulmonary epithelioid haemangioendothelioma in 21 patients, including three with partial spontaneous regression
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Pulmonary epithelioid haemangioendothelioma in 21 patients, including three with partial spontaneous regression.
This investigation studied the general conditions and prognostic factors of pulmonary epithelioid haemangioendothelioma (PEH), which is a rare disease. Twenty-one patients were collected throughout Asia by a questionnaire. Age at the detection or onset of symptoms of PEH was 14-64 yrs (mean 44 yrs). Males were more likely to be detected by symptoms (4/8, 50%) than were females (1/13, 8%). Fifte...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0000-0000,0903-1936
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010089