Malignant transformation of a well-organized sacrococcygeal fetiform teratoma in a newborn male

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 400-402

  Chen, Yi Hsin ^a   Chang, Chih Hau ^a   Chen, Ke Chi ^a   Diau, Guan Yeu ^a   Loh, Ih Wei ^b   Chu, Chih Chun ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Chung Shan Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fetus in fetu; Germ cell tumor; Sacrococcyx; Teratoma; Yolk sac tumor

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; EXCISION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS FLOOR; PELVIS SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIOGRAPHY; SACROCOCCYX TERATOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 34250618726     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60326-0     Document Type: Article

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