Mediastinal endodermal sinus tumour: Surgical role in chemotherapy resistant cases

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 199-201

  Syed, A A ^a,c   Lynch, V P ^b  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c Temple Bank Flats   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior mediastinum; Endodermal sinus tumour; Germ cell tumour; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; ENDODERMAL SINUS TUMOR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; THORACOSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034045936     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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