Primary immature mediastinal teratoma in adulthood

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 64-67

  Arai, Kazumori ^a   Ohta, Shinichiro ^a   Suzuki, Makoto ^a   Suzuki, Harumi ^b  

^a SHIZUOKA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b AICHI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age; Alpha fetoprotein; Immature teratoma; Mediastinum

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; PEPLEOMYCIN; TUMOR MARKER; VINBLASTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TERATOMA;

EID: 0031035958     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-7983(97)80145-X     Document Type: Article

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