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Kim Govaerts

Publications -  5
Citations -  167

Kim Govaerts is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 4 publications receiving 98 citations.

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A bronchogenic cyst, presenting as a retroperitoneal cystic mass

TL;DR: The surgical excision of a retroperitoneal bronchogenic cyst that presented as a non-functioning left adrenal mass is reported, highlighting the rarity of this pathologic entity.
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Pharmacokinetics of the perioperative use of cancer chemotherapy in peritoneal surface malignancy patients.

TL;DR: There is a clear pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic rationale for perioperative intraperitoneal and intravenous cancer chemotherapy in peritoneal surface malignancy patients, and the pharmacologic base underlying these treatment regimens is clarified.
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The Basis of Regional Therapy, Pharmacology, Hyperthermia, and Drug Resistance

TL;DR: How the tumor microenvironment plays a crucial role and the effects of hyperthermia is discussed, the molecular basis of drug effectiveness/resistance at the gene as well as the protein level is understood, and why high concentrations of the therapeutic agent at the level of the tumor do not necessarily translate into greater efficacy are explained.