Successful treatment of malignant rhabdoid tumor of the vulva in an older patient: A case report and review of the literature

Current Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 570-571

  Tzilinis, Argyrios ^a   Clarke, Leon E ^a   Affuso, Cristina ^a   Fessenden, John ^a  

^a MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Malignant rhabdoid tumor; Vulva vulvar carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL HERNIA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; RHABDOID TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVA CANCER; VULVECTOMY;

EID: 0037069604     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7944(02)00652-9     Document Type: Article

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