Is chemotherapy effective therapy for intracranial immature teratoma? A case report

Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 977-982

  Garrè, Maria L ^a   El Hossainy, Mohamed Omar ^a   Fondelli, Paola ^a   Göbel, Ulrich ^b   Brisigotti, Massimo ^c   Donati, Paolo Tortori ^a   Nantron, Marilina ^a   Ravegnani, Marcello ^a   Garaventa, Alberto ^a   De Bernardi, Bruno ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Ospedali Civili   (Italy)

Author keywords

chemotherapy; germ cell tumors; intracranial teratoma

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CARBOPLATIN; DACTINOMYCIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 13344280371     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19960301)77:5<977::aid-cncr26>3.3.co;2-w     Document Type: Article

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