Primary mediastinal malignant germ cell tumour: Single institution experience in Chinese patients and correlation with specific alpha-fetoprotein bands

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 221-227

  Chan, Anthony T C ^a   Ho, Stephen ^a   Yim, Anthony P C ^a   Chang, Alexander R ^a   Cheng, Paul ^a   Yuen, Joyce ^a   Leung, Thomas W T ^a   Johnson, Philip J ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DIMETHOATE; ETOPOSIDE; METHOTREXATE; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; MEGAKARYOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA;

ADULT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029885341     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841869609098505     Document Type: Article

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