Rhabdomyosarcoma of the head and neck region: Experience at the Pediatric Unit of the Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-59

  Meazza, Cristina ^a   Ferrari, Andrea ^a   Casanova, Michela ^a   Massimino, Maura ^a   Luksch, Roberto ^a   Spreafico, Filippo ^a   Cefalo, Graziella ^a   Terenziani, Monica ^a   Polastri, Daniela ^a   Podda, Marta ^a   Catania, Serena ^a   Cereda, Stefano ^a   Gandola, Lorenza ^a   Fossati Bellani, Franca ^a   Cantù, Giulio ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma; Head and neck tumours; Orbital rhabdomyosarcoma; Parameningeal rhabdomyosarcoma; Pediatric tumours; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; ORBIT CANCER; PARAMENINGEAL DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; ORBITAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645035365     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2005.4091     Document Type: Article

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