Surgical challenges associated with intensive treatment protocols for high-risk neuroblastoma

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 960-965

  Cantos, Mae F ^a   Gerstle, J Ted ^a   Irwin, Meredith S ^a   Pappo, Alberto ^a   Farley, Shannon ^a   Cheang, Timothy ^a   Kim, Peter C W ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; High risk; Neuroblastoma; Surgical complications

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROBLASTOMA; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; NEUROBLASTOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33646140792     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.01.059     Document Type: Article

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