Pediatric plexiform neurofibromas: Impact on morbidity and mortality in neurofibromatosis type 1

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 461-467

  Prada, Carlos E ^a   Rangwala, Fatima A ^b   Martin, Lisa J ^a   Lovell, Anne M ^a   Saal, Howard M ^a   Schorry, Elizabeth K ^a   Hopkin, Robert J ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEWBORN; PLEXIFORM NEUROFIBROMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS; NEUROFIBROMA, PLEXIFORM; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84857063501     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.08.051     Document Type: Article

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