Relapses in early-stage testicular seminoma: Radiation therapy versus retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 355-359

  Warszawski, Nathan ^a,b   Schmücking, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAGDEBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Radiation therapy; Relapses; Retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy; Seminoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CASTRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; SEMINOMA;

EID: 0030792496     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365599709030619     Document Type: Article

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