Complete surgical resection plus chemotherapy prolongs survival in children with stage 4 neuroblastoma

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 69-72

  Koh, Chee Chee ^a   Sheu, Jin Cherng ^a   Liang, Der Cherng ^a   Chen, Shu Huey ^a   Liu, Hsi Che ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Complete surgical resection; Neuroblastoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METASTASIS; MICROSCOPY; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TUMOR;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROBLASTOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 13844294240     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-004-1353-x     Document Type: Review

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