Malignant thymoma metastatic to the pelvis: A rare case and considerations for management

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 228-231

  Elliott, Kevin S ^a   Borowsky, Mark E ^a   Bakdounes, Khldoun ^b   Huang, Jennifer ^a   Abulafia, Ovadia ^a   Lee, Yi Chun ^a  

^a Downstate Health Sciences University   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Pelvis; Thymoma; Tumor management

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN;

ADULT; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METASTASIS; MORBIDITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PELVIS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; THORAX TUMOR; THYMOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 25144470561     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.06.014     Document Type: Article

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