Successful chemotherapeutic decompression of primary endodermal sinus tumor presenting with severe spinal cord compression

American Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 170-173

  Pashankar, Farzana D ^a   Steinbok, Paul ^a   Blair, Geoffrey ^a   Pritchard, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endodermal sinus tumor; Lumbar hernia; Spinal cord compression; Yolk sac tumor

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

ENDODERMAL SINUS TUMOR; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035060822     PISSN: 01928562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200103000-00010     Document Type: Article

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