Chemotherapy as a therapeutic option for congenital neuroblastoma complicated by paraplegia

Klinische Padiatrie

Volumn 220, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-177

  Walter, K N ^a,b   Kratz, C ^a   Uhl, M ^a   Niemeyer, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Neuroblastoma; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL CANCER; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 44449144931     PISSN: 03008630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1065340     Document Type: Article

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