Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors in children: A single- institution twenty-year experience

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 509-513

  Casanova, Michela ^a   Ferrari, Andrea ^a   Spreafico, Filippo ^a   Luksch, Roberto ^a   Terenziani, Monica ^a   Cefalo, Graziella ^a   Massimino, Maura ^a   Gandola, Lorenza ^a   Lombardi, Fabrizio ^a   Fossati Bellani, Franca ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors; Pediatric cancer; Soft tissue sarcoma

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT CANCER; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033504058     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199911000-00011     Document Type: Article

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