Clinical characteristics, prognosis, and treatment of pelvic cryptorchid seminoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 351-357

  Li, Ye Xiong ^a,b   Coucke, Philippe A ^b   Qian, Tu Nan ^a   Huang, Yi Rong ^a   Gu, Da Zhong ^a   Mirimanoff, René Olivier ^b   Yu, Zi Hao ^a  

^a CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Radiotherapy; Seminoma

Indexed keywords

CHLORMETHINE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; N FORMYLSARCOLYSIN; PLATINUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMINOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; SEMINOMA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030802542     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00052-7     Document Type: Article

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