Omission of the pelvic irradiation in Stage I testicular seminoma: A study of postorchiectomy paraaortic radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 293-298

  Kiricuta, Ion Christian ^a,b   Sauer, Jörg ^a   Bohndorf, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy   (Germany)

Author keywords

Paraaortic irradiation; Radiotherapy; Seminoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; LYMPH NODE IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM METASTASIS; ORCHIECTOMY; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SEMINOMA; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030001271     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(96)00093-4     Document Type: Article

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