Primary Ewing's sarcoma of the maxilla, a rare and curable localization: Report of two new cases, successfully treated by radiotherapy and systemic chemotherapy

Cancer Letters

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-182

  Fiorillo, Amedeo ^a,b   Tranfa, Fausto ^a   Canale, Gustavo ^a   Fariello, Immacolata ^a   D'Amore, Rosa ^a   De Chiara, Carolina ^a   Vassallo, Patrizia ^a   Muto, Paolo ^a   De Rosa, Gaetano ^a   Bonavolonta, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ewing's sarcoma; Head and neck; Maxilla; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EWING SARCOMA; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA TUMOR; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0029942517     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3835(96)04210-3     Document Type: Article

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