The malignant potential of teratomas in infancy and childhood: The MAKEI experiences in non-testicular teratoma and implications for a new protocol

Klinische Padiatrie

Volumn 218, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 309-314

  Göbel, Ulrich ^a   Calaminus, G ^a   Schneider, D T ^a   Koch, S ^a   Teske, C ^a   Harms, D ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adjuvant chemotherapy; Germ cell tumor; Resection; Teratoma

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; ETOPOSIDE; VINBLASTINE;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENINGITIS; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SACROCOCCYX TERATOMA; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SEX FACTORS; TERATOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33845233995     PISSN: 03008630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-942275     Document Type: Article

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