Soft-tissue sarcomas of the diaphragm: A report from the intergroup rhabdomyosarcoma study group from 1972 to 1997

American Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 510-514

  Beverly Raney, R ^b   Anderson, James R ^c   Andrassy, Richard J ^b   Crist, William M ^d   Donaldson, Sarah S ^e   Maurer, Harold M ^c   Arndt, Carola A S ^a   Baker, K Scott ^a   Barr, Frederic G ^a   Bleyer, W Archie ^a   Breitfeld, Philip ^a   Breneman, John C ^a   Bridge, Julia ^a   Brown, Kenneth ^a   Grier, Holcombe E ^a   Hawkins, Douglas ^a   Houghton, Peter J ^a   Link, Michael ^a   Lobe, Thom L ^a   Meyer, William H ^a   Michalski, Jeff ^a   Murphy, Sharon ^a   Paidas, Charles N ^a   Pappo, Alberto S ^a   Parham, David M ^a   Qualman, Stephen J ^f   Robison, Leslie ^a   Sandler, Eric ^a   Smith, Lynn ^a   Sorensen, Poul H B ^a   Teot, Lisa ^a   Triche, Timothy ^a   Vietti, Teresa J ^a   Walterhouse, David ^a   Wharam, Moody ^a   Wiener, Eugene S ^a   Wolden, Suzanne ^a   Womer, Richard ^a   more..

^a Md Anderson Cancer Center ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Diaphragm; Soft tissue sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034324015     PISSN: 01928562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200011000-00007     Document Type: Article

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