Management of germ cell testicular cancer with pulmonary metastases

Neoplasma

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-50

  Schnorrer, M ^b   Ondrus D ^a   Carsky S ^b   Hornak M ^a   Belan, V ^b   Kausitz J ^c   Matoska J ^c  

^a Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University and University Hospital Bratislava   (Slovakia)

^b Derer 's University Hospital Slovakia   (Slovakia)

^c CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

chemotherapy; postchemotherapy surgery; pulmonary metastases; testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; TESTIS CANCER;

EID: 0029936783     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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