Efficacy of sequential chemotherapy including methotrexate and doxorubicin in an infant with partially resected choroid plexus carcinoma

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-26

  Fiorillo, Amedeo ^a   Maggi, Giuseppe ^b   Cirillo, Sossio ^a   Migliorati, Roberta ^a   Buffardi, Floriana ^a   Alfieri, Elvira ^a   Sabbatino, M Simona ^a   D'Amico, Alessandra ^a   DelBasso DeCaro, M Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SANTOBONO PAUSILIPON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Choroid plexus carcinoma; Doxorubicin; Methotrexate; Partial resection; Platinum compounds

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBOPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; METHOTREXATE;

ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHOROID PLEXUS TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CARBOPLATIN; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CHOROID PLEXUS NEOPLASMS; DOXORUBICIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METHOTREXATE;

EID: 0037213916     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000067559     Document Type: Article

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