TY  - JOUR
T1  - MAligne tumoren im kindesalter
AU  - Raffensperger JG
Y1  - 1969/11/03
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1969.03160310098038
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 910
EP  - 910
VL  - 210
IS  - 5
N2  - This book comprises original articles on tumors in children. Most of the studies are written in German, but have English summaries at the end. The authors review large numbers of cases and illustrate discussions of pathology, diagnosis, and treatment with case histories and excellent pictures. The primary value of the book lies in the amount of information collected by the authors on some of the very rare tumors of childhood, such as lesions of the spinal cord, oral cavity, and gastrointestinal tract. The two chapters on angiography of tumors are particularly timely and valuable.The papers on neuroblastoma and on Wilms' tumor add nothing to the extensive experience we have had in this country with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Except for Rickham in Live pool, there seems to be worldwide agreement that dactinomycin (actinomycin D) therapy has tremendously improved the survival rates of children with Wilms' tumors. There are several
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1969.03160310098038
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1969.03160310098038
ER  -