Mediastinal germ cell tumors: Clinical aspects and outcomes in 7 children

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 318-322

  De Backer, Antoine ^a   Madern, G C ^b   Hakvoort Cammel, F G A J ^b   Oosterhuis, J W ^b   Hazebroek, F W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer; Child; Germ cell tumor; Mediastinal tumor; Mediastinum; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT TERATOMA; MEDIASTINUM; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; STERNOTOMY; TERATOMA; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERATOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845335440     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924647     Document Type: Review

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