The treatment of cranial germ cell tumours

Cancer Treatment Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 233-242

  Brandes, Ariela A ^a   Pasetto, L M ^a   Monfardini, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cranial germ cell tumours; Review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHORIOCARCINOMA; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; KIDNEY INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; OTOTOXICITY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SPINE METASTASIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TERATOMA; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

EID: 0034254158     PISSN: 03057372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ctrv.2000.0169     Document Type: Review

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