Postsurgical policy in stage I testicular seminoma: Cost and benefit of prophylactic irradiation in a long-term experience

Tumori

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 918-921

  Tana, Silvia ^a   Cerrotta, Annamaria ^a   Gardani, Gianstefano ^a,b   Palazzi, Mauro ^a   Pizzocaro, Giorgio ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adjuvant radiotherapy; Cost benefit ratio; Stage I testicular seminoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIATION SICKNESS; SECOND CANCER; SEMINOMA;

EID: 0031417288     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169708300609     Document Type: Article

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