Osteosarcoma associated with absent thumbs: A report of two cases

American Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-77

  Orme, Lisa ^a   Gorlick, Richard ^a   Meyers, Paul A ^a   Athanasian, Edward ^a   Huvos, Andrew G ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Baller gerold syndrome; Fanconi anemia; Hypoplastic aplastic thumb; Osteosarcoma; Rothmund thomson syndrome

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE; METHOTREXATE;

ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FINGER MALFORMATION; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOSARCOMA; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHORT STATURE;

BONE NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOSARCOMA; RISK FACTORS; THUMB;

EID: 0034455414     PISSN: 01928562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200001000-00014     Document Type: Article

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