Successful multidisciplinary treatment of an endodermal sinus tumor of the pineal region

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 646-649

  Lu, Kang ^a   Chen, Han Jung ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

fetoprotein; chemotherapy; endodermal sinus tumor; pineal gland

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; PINEAL BODY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BLEOMYCIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDODERMAL SINUS TUMOR; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; PINEAL GLAND; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 0029852178     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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