Successful treatment of a mediastinal endodermal sinus tumor in a 2-year-old child.
The article describes a primary mediastinal endodermal sinus tumor in a child. The employment of multidrug therapy combined with surgical treatment resulted in a long-term remission in this rare tumor.
Depowska
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Department of Pediatric Hematology, Polish-American Children's Hospital, College of Medicine, Jagiellonian University, Kraków.
Zaøeska-Czepko
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Armata
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D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018240:Endodermal Sinus Tumor / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction; D013908:Thoracotomy
D001761:Bleomycin; D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin