Prognostic factors for relapse in stage I testicular seminoma treated with surveillance

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1705-1710

  Warde, P ^a   Gospodarowicz, M K ^a   Banerjee, D ^a   Panzarella, T ^a   Sugar, L ^a   Catton, C N ^a   Sturgeon, J F G ^a   Moore, M ^a   Jewett, M A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

prognosis; seminoma; testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMINOMA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030999239     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64839-0     Document Type: Article

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