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Multidisciplinary Approach for Management of Pediatric Tumors: a Case Series

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Pediatric solid tumors have wide range of presentations. Multidisciplinary approach is often needed for their optimum management. There are no reports discussing such an approach to pediatric tumors involving pediatric surgeons, oncologists and cardiothoracic surgeons together for the management. We report 5 such cases being managed in our institution from 2010 to 2016. All cases needed chemotherapy followed by resection with a team of surgeons involving pediatric surgeon and cardiothoracic surgeon

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Seth G. S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, ward 3, Old Building, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012, India

    Dwarkanath V. Kulkarni, Sandesh V. Parelkar, Pooja Tiwari, Beejal V. Sanghvi, Rahul K. Gupta, Kedar P. Mudkhedkar, Satej S. Mhaskar & Rujuta Shah

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Kulkarni, D.V., Parelkar, S.V., Tiwari, P. et al. Multidisciplinary Approach for Management of Pediatric Tumors: a Case Series. Indian J Surg Oncol 11, 398–400 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-020-01065-y

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