A 25-year thymoma treatment review

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-5

  Whooley, B P ^a   Urschel, J D ^a,b   Antkowiak, J G ^a   Takita, H ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Radiotherapy; Recurrence; Surgery; Survival; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYMOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034031093     PISSN: 03929078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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