Vulval and Vaginal Rhabdomyosarcoma in Children: Update and Reappraisal of Institut Gustave Roussy Brachytherapy Experience

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 878-883

  Magné, Nicolas ^a   Oberlin, Odile ^a   Martelli, Hélène ^b   Gerbaulet, Alain ^a   Chassagne, Daniel ^a   Haie Meder, Christine ^a  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Childhood cancer; Long term sequelae; Quality of life; Rhabdomyosarcoma of genital tract; Vaginal cancer; Vulval cancer

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTHERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; TERMINOLOGY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMMON TERMINOLOGY CRITERIA; LONG-TERM OUTCOME; LONG-TERM SEQUELAE; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; OVERALL SURVIVAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA OF GENITAL TRACT; SIDE EFFECTS; SPECIAL EMPHASIS; TUMOR EXTENSION; VAGINAL CANCER; VULVAL CANCER;

SURGERY;

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MENTAL DISEASE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA STENOSIS; VAGINA CANCER; VULVA CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFANT; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS; VAGINAL NEOPLASMS; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 52949085770     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.01.034     Document Type: Article

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