Intracranial germ cell tumors in children with and without Down syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-151

  Chik, Ki Wai ^a   Li, Chi Kong ^a   Shing, Matthew Ming Kong ^a   Leung, Ting Fan ^a   Yuen, Patrick Man Pan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Germ cell tumors; Intracranial; Risk

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BLEOMYCIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; CISPLATIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOWN SYNDROME; ENDODERMAL SINUS TUMOR; ETOPOSIDE; FATAL OUTCOME; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; SEPSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033510791     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199903000-00012     Document Type: Article

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