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Timing of adjuvant chemotherapy after laparotomy for Wilms tumor and neuroblastoma.

A RossO GomezX WangZ LuH AbdelhafeezA M DavidoffL TalbotAndrew Jackson Murphy
Published in: Pediatric surgery international (2021)
There is no association between early initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy and post-operative complications including wound healing. Early initiation of chemotherapy (≤ 7 days) is feasible in unilateral WT or high-risk neuroblastoma patients who are otherwise doing well without resulting in a preponderance of wound healing complications.
Keyphrases
  • wound healing
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  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • risk factors
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  • locally advanced