Progression from an Immature Teratoma with Miliary Gliomatosis Peritonei to Growing Teratoma Syndrome with Nodular Gliomatosis Peritonei
A 4½-year-old girl presented with an incompletely resected, huge, immature abdominal teratoma, elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), and numerous miliary gliomatosis peritonei (GP). Two courses of chemotherapy resulted in normalization of her AFP level and marked tumor shrinkage. Further chemother...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-04-01
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| Series: | Pediatrics and Neonatology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957209600383 |