Vena caval resection for bulky metastatic germ cell tumors: An 18- year experience

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1813-1818

  Spitz, Aaron ^a   Wilson, Timothy G ^a   Kawachi, Mark H ^a   Ahlering, Thomas E ^a   Skinner, Donald G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Germ cell; Inferior; Neoplasm; Testis; Vena cava

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BLEOMYCIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CISPLATIN; HEPARIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; TUMOR MARKER; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEUS; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; LEG EDEMA; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; METASTASIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL CANCER; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0030863030     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64137-5     Document Type: Article

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