Metastatic brain involvement in children with Ewing's sarcoma
β Scribed by A. Abramyuk; Y. Shparyk
- Book ID
- 117667391
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 326 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8049
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## Abstract Ewing's sarcoma, an uncommon malignant neoplasm of bone, represents about 10% of all the malignant primary bone tumors. The assumption that subclinical metastases are already present in patients with apparently localized tumor indicates the need for systemic therapy as an integral part