Background: Nearly 80% of patients with malignant uterine smooth muscle tumor will suffer local relapse and/or distant metastases after initial surgical resection. There is no convincing evidence that the addition of pelvic radiation improves the outcome. However, adjuvant chemotherapy might be an a
Intracarotid chemotherapy with etoposide and cisplatin for malignant brain tumors
β Scribed by Stefan Madajewicz; Naveed Chowhan; Afif Iliya; Raphael Davis; George Tyson; Clemente Roque; Ronald Beaton; Orlando Alvarez; Stephanie Fertman; Allen Meek; Mehender Pampati
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 626 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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