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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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    Titel
    • Preoperative Embolization of Hypervascular Castleman's Disease of the Mediastinum
    Autor
    • 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
    Dokumententyp
    • Postprint
    Sprache
    • Englisch
    Veröffentlicht in
    • CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, 2008, vol. 31, no. 1, p. 186-188. Springer-Verlag
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    OAI-PMH-ID
    • 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