Medulloblastoma with widespread skeletal metastases presenting with hypercalcemia

Medical and Pediatric Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 126-128

  Akyüz, Canan ^a   Yalçin, Bilgehan ^a   Kutluk, Tezer ^a   Cila, Ayşenur ^a   Büyükpamukçu, Münevver ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Childhood cancer; Metastases to bone; Pamidronate

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CREATININE; PAMIDRONIC ACID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BONE METASTASIS; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER INCIDENCE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATININE CLEARANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BONE TUMOR; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BONE NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; MEDULLOBLASTOMA;

EID: 0033173613     PISSN: 00981532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-911X(199908)33:2<126::AID-MPO14>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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