Peripheral neuropathy in association with an ovarian dysgerminoma

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 168-170

  Ivanaj, Arben ^a   Pautier, Patricia ^a   Rixe, Olivier ^b   Duvillard, P ^a   Dubard, Thierry ^b  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Dysgerminoma; Neuropathy; Ovarian cancer; Paraneoplastic syndrome

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DYSGERMINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; NEURITIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037383679     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-8258(03)00049-0     Document Type: Article

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