What comprises appropriate therapy for children/adolescents with rhabdomyosarcoma arising in the abdominal wall? A report from the Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 668-671

  Beech, T R ^a   Moss, R L ^a   Anderson, J A ^a   Maurer, H M ^a   Qualman, S J ^a   Breneman, J C ^a   Wiener, E S ^a   Crist, W M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall; Rhabdomyosarcoma

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; VINCRISTINE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADOLESCENT; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 0032902540     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(99)90352-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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