Pediatric intracranial germinoma treated with chemotherapy alone

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 859-866

  Farng, Kuo Tarng ^a   Chang, Kai Ping ^a   Wong, Tai Tong ^a   Guo, Wan Yuo ^a   Ho, Donald M ^a   Hu, Wen Long ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Germ cell tumor; Intracranial; Intracranial germinoma

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; VINBLASTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRICS; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033377769     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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