Yolk sac tumor of the anterior mediastinum: The role of palliative surgery

American Surgeon

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 948-950

  Mönig, Stefan P ^a   Schmidt, Rainer ^a   Krug, Beate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

ADULT; ENDODERMAL SINUS TUMOR; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1842414223     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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