title: Successful treatment of retroperitoneal fibrosis with tamoxifen in a child.
abstract: We describe our experience with tamoxifen in a prepubertal girl with retroperitoneal fibrosis who had failed treatment with high dose corticosteroid therapy. Her response was excellent.
authors.affiliation: Alfred I. du Pont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware 19899, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dedeoglu
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Athreya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Conard
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grissom
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magnusson
mesh_terms: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D013629:Tamoxifen