Growing teratoma syndrome treated by interferon alpha-2β: Case report and literature review

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-16

  Postovsky, Sergey ^a   Epelbaum, Monica ^a   Itzhak, Ofer Ben ^a   Beck, Dan ^a   Arush, Myriam Weyl Ben ^a,b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Growing teratoma syndrome; Interferon

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GROWING TERATOMA SYNDROME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OVARY TERATOMA; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; TERATOMA;

EID: 0347133609     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010490263308     Document Type: Article

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