Conservative management of follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in childhood

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 220-223

  Atra, A ^a   Meller, S T ^a   Stevens, R S ^b   Hobson, R ^c   Grundy, R ^d   Carter, R L ^a   Pinkerton, C R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Manchester Children's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Follicular; Non Hodgkin's lymphoma

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; TIOGUANINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHOMA, FOLLICULAR; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031661013     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00941.x     Document Type: Article

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