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Preoperative Embolization of Hypervascular Castleman's Disease of the Mediastinum

Robert, John ; Sgourdos, Georgios ; Kritikos, Neoklis ; Didier, Dominique ; Terraz, Sylvain

In: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, 2008, vol. 31, no. 1, p. 186-188

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    Titre
    • Preoperative Embolization of Hypervascular Castleman's Disease of the Mediastinum
    Auteur
    • Robert, John. Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    • Sgourdos, Georgios. Department of Radiology, Geneva University Hospital, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    • Kritikos, Neoklis. Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    • Didier, Dominique. Department of Radiology, Geneva University Hospital, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    • Terraz, Sylvain. Department of Radiology, Geneva University Hospital, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, 2008, vol. 31, no. 1, p. 186-188. Springer-Verlag
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:316701
    Summary
    We report the case of a 31-year-old woman with mediastinal Castleman's disease of the hyaline vascular type. This large tumor was safely resected after arterial embolization. We describe the steps of this interventional procedure and discuss related necessary precautions