Chemotherapy with Adriamycin® (doxorubicin) and CCNU® (lomustine) in four children with recurrent craniopharyngioma

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 263-268

  Lippens, Robert J J ^a   Rotteveel, Jan J ^a   Otten, Barto J ^a   Merx, Hans ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adriamycin (doxurubicin); CCNU (lomustine); Recurrent craniopharyngioma

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; LOMUSTINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INFANT; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DOXORUBICIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOMUSTINE; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031593272     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3798(98)80040-8     Document Type: Article

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