Fibromatosis and fibrosarcoma in infancy and childhood

European Journal of Cancer Part A

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2094-2100

  Fisher, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; FIBROMATOSIS; FIBROSARCOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FIBROMA; FIBROMATOSIS, AGGRESSIVE; FIBROSARCOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; LEIOMYOMA; MYOFIBROMATOSIS;

EID: 0030297655     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(96)00287-0     Document Type: Review

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