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Long term survival in a young girl with renal cell carcinoma

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A young girl with an uncommon renal tumour is the subject of this communication. A diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma was established post-operatively. Combined modality treatment including chemotherapy and radiotherapy has helped achieve a disease free survival of nearly 5 years.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Department of Pediatric Surgery, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, 160012, Chandigarh

    Munni Ray, R. K. Marwaha, Amita Trehan & K. L. Narasimhan

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Ray, M., Marwaha, R.K., Trehan, A. et al. Long term survival in a young girl with renal cell carcinoma. Indian J Pediatr 66, 285–287 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02761220

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