Epidural compression in neuroblastoma: Diagnostic and therapeutic aspects

Cancer Letters

Volumn 228, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 283-299

  De Bernardi, Bruno ^a   Balwierz, Walentyna ^b   Bejent, Joanna ^c   Cohn, Susan L ^d   Garrè, Maria Luisa ^a   Iehara, Tomoko ^e   Plantaz, Dominique ^f   Simon, Thorsten ^g   Angelini, Paola ^a   Cama, Armando ^a   London, Wendy B ^h   Kramer, Kim ⁱ   Katzenstein, Howard M ^j   Tortori Donati, Paolo ^a   Rossi, Andrea ^a   D'Angio, Giulio J ^k   Evans, Audrey E ^l  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Department of Paediatrics ^*  (Japan)

^f GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^h Children's Oncology Group Statistical Office ^*  (United States)

ⁱ MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^j CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^l CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Epidural compression; Late effects; Neuroblastoma; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ETOPOSIDE; STEROID;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; KYPHOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCOLIOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SPINE MALFORMATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPERAMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 23944444260     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2005.01.053     Document Type: Review

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