Post-chemotherapy resection of nonseminomatous germ cell testicular tumors metastatic to the mediastinum

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1345-1348

  Hejase, Mohamed J ^a   Donohue, John P ^a   Foster, Richard S ^a   Bihrle, Richard ^a   Coogan, Christopher L ^a   Rowland, Randall G ^a   Wahle, Gregory R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

germ cells; mediastinal diseases; mediastinum; neoplasm metastasis; testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL CANCER; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TERATOMA; TESTIS TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029816936     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65583-6     Document Type: Article

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