Immature ovarian teratoma in a young girl: Very short course and lethal outcome. A case report

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 382-384

  Terzic, M ^a   Dokic, M ^a   Stimec, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Immature teratoma; Lethal outcome; Young girl

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETHALITY; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; OVARY TERATOMA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERITONEUM TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15444367288     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2005.15234.x     Document Type: Article

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