Resection of primary tumor at diagnosis in stage IV-S neuroblastoma: Does it affect the clinical course?

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1537-1544

  Guglielmi, M ^a   De Bernardi, B ^a   Rizzo, A ^a   Federici, S ^a   Boglino, C ^a   Siracusa, F ^a   Leggio, A ^a   Cozzi, F ^a   Cecchetto, G ^a   Musi, L ^a   Bardini, T ^a   Fagnani, A M ^a   Bartoli, G C ^a   Pampaloni, A ^a   Rogers, D ^a   Conte, M ^a   Milanaccio, C ^a   Bruzzi, P ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9244255813     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1996.14.5.1537     Document Type: Article

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