Endodermal sinus tumor of the ovary in pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature

Oncology Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 599-601

  Bognoni, Vincenzo ^a   Quartuccio, Antonino ^a   Nastasi, Giuseppe ^b   Riso, Sergio ^b   Moroni, Mauro ^b   Porta, Camillo ^b  

^a Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

1 fetoprotein; chemotherapy; endodermal sinus tumor; ovarian tumor; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; OVARY CANCER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

EID: 0030951946     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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