Gastrointestinal stromal tumor in a patient with previous neuroblastoma

American Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 255-256

  Johnston, Donna L ^a   Olson, James M ^a   Benjamin, Denis R ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; DACARBAZINE; DOXORUBICIN; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ABDOMINAL MASS; ADOLESCENT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROENDOCRINE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; STOMACH MUSCLE; STOMACH TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, CD34; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; NEUROBLASTOMA; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035013696     PISSN: 01928562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200105000-00017     Document Type: Letter

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