Encouraging response of an advanced steroid-cell tumor to GnRH agonist therapy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 92, Issue 4 II SUPPL., 1998, Pages 661-663

  Brewer, Cheryl A ^a   Shevlin, Douglas ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CASE REPORT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX CORD TUMOR; STROMA CELL; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0031658916     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00166-5     Document Type: Article

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