Primary epidural Burkitt lymphoma in a child: Case presentation and literature review

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 333-338

  Daley, Matthew F ^a,d   Partington, Michael D ^b   Kadan Lottick, Nina ^c   Odom, Lorrie F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b GILLETTE CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burkitt lymphoma; Childhood lymphoma; Epidural lymphoma; Laminotomy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DOXORUBICIN; FOLINIC ACID; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0038778568     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010390203062     Document Type: Review

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