Yolk sac tumors (endodermal sinus tumors) of the extracranial head and neck regions

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 254-260

  Devaney, Kenneth O ^a   Ferlito, Alfio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXCISION; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

EID: 0030904421     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949710600315     Document Type: Article

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