Avoiding misdiagnosing neuroblastoma as Wilms tumor

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1159-1163

  Dickson, Paxton V ^a,b   Sims, Thomas L ^a,b   Streck, Christian J ^a,b   McCarville, M Beth ^a   Santana, Victor M ^a,b   McGregor, Lisa M ^a,b   Furman, Wayne L ^a,b   Davidoff, Andrew M ^a,b  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Nephrectomy; Neuroblastoma; Wilm's tumor

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE;

ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEPHRECTOMY; NEUROBLASTOMA; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILMS TUMOR;

EID: 44949148260     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.02.047     Document Type: Article

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