Ovarian tissue cryostorage and grafting: An option to preserve fertility in pediatric patients with malignancies

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-44

  Moffa, Federica ^a   Biacchiardi, Chiara Perono ^a   Fagioli, Franca ^a   Biasin, Eleonora ^a   Revelli, Alberto ^a   Massobrio, Marco ^a   Madon, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fertility; Ovarian tissue cryopreservation; Ovarian tissue grafting; Pediatric cancer treatment; Precocious ovarian failure

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; BUSULFAN; CARBOPLATIN; CHLORAMBUCIL; CHLORMETHINE; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACARBAZINE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; IFOSFAMIDE; MELPHALAN; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; PROCARBAZINE; THIOTEPA; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; AMENORRHEA; ANEUPLOIDY; AUTOGRAFT; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CELL; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GERM CELL TUMOR; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OSTEOSARCOMA; OVARIAN TISSUE CRYOSTORAGE; OVARIAN TISSUE GRAFTING; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; REPRODUCTION; RETINOBLASTOMA; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THAWING; TISSUE GRAFT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; NEOPLASMS; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; OVARY; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 33845260071     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010600970468     Document Type: Review

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