Metastatic placental site trophoblastic tumor: Long-term remission in a patient treated with EMA/CO chemotherapy

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-65

  Swisher, Elizabeth ^b   Drescher, Charles W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; ETOPOSIDE; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; VAGINA CANCER;

EID: 17144454946     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1997.4888     Document Type: Article

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