Pulmonary artery thrombosis mimicking disease progression in metastatic renal cell carcinoma on Sunitinib.

Indian J Cancer

Department of Medical Oncology, Apollo Cancer Hospital, Apollo Health City, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Published: April 2017

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