Guidelines for the successful treatment of lymphangioma with OK-432

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-107

  Banieghbal, Behrouz ^a,c   Davies, M R Q ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cystic hygroma; Lymphangioma; OK 432

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; PICIBANIL;

ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; FACE TUMOR; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHANGIOMA; MALE; MICROCYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; NECK TUMOR; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPHANGIOMA; MALE; PICIBANIL;

EID: 0038179057     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-39581     Document Type: Article

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