Prognostic factors and surgical treatment guidelines for children with rhabdomyosarcoma of the perineum or anus: A report of intergroup rhabdomyosarcoma studies I through IV, 1972 through 1997

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 347-353

  Blakely, Martin L ^a,b   Andrassy, Richard J ^a   Raney, R Beverly ^a   Anderson, James R ^a   Wiener, Eugene S ^a   Rodeberg, David A ^a   Paidas, Charles N ^a   Lobe, Thom E ^a   Crist, William M ^a  

^a Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anus; Lymph node biopsy; Lymph node metastases; Rhabdomyosarcoma of perineum

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANUS CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERINEUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0037373030     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50106     Document Type: Conference Paper

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