Wilms' tumor: A 25-year review of the role of preoperative chemotherapy

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 579-582

  Capra, M L ^a   Walker, D A ^b   Mohammed, Wan M W ^b   Kapila, L ^b   Barbor, P R H ^b   Sokal, M ^b   Robson, K ^b   Hewitt, M ^b   Stewart, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Histological staging; Preoperative chemotherapy; Wilms' tumor

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; NEPHROBLASTOMA; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032962657     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(99)90078-7     Document Type: Review

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