Radiation-induced sarcoma following curative radiotherapy for testicular seminoma: Case report and brief review of the literature

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Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 721-723

  Stein, Moshe E ^a,c   Leviov, Michelle ^a   Drumea, Keren ^a   Goralnik, Ludmilla ^b   Miselevich, Innes ^a   Kuten, Abraham ^a  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

radiation induced sarcoma; seminoma; stage I

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACARBAZINE; DOXORUBICIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; SARCOMA; SEMINOMA; TESTIS TUMOR;

EID: 0030874348     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169708300320     Document Type: Article

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