Primary tumours of the liver in children: An African perspective

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 314-318

  Hadley, G P ^a   Govender, D ^b   Landers, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hepatoblastoma; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver resection; Primary liver tumours

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

AFRICA; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; HAMARTOMA; HEPATITIS B; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER SARCOMA; LIVER SURGERY; LIVER TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SEPSIS;

EID: 3242673459     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-004-1187-6     Document Type: Review

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