Neuroblastoma producing spinal cord compression: Rapid relief with low dose of radiation

Anticancer Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6 C, 2000, Pages 4687-4690

  Nguyen, N P ^a   Sallah, S ^a   Ludin, A ^a   Salehpour, M R ^a   Karlsson, U ^a   Files, B ^a   Strandjord, S ^a  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuroblastoma; Radiation; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NEUROBLASTOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROBLASTOMA; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE;

EID: 0034491516     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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