Clinical stage I testis cancer: Long-term outcome of patients on surveillance

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 855-858

  Sogani, Pramod C ^a   Perrotti, Michael ^a   Herr, Harry W ^a   Fair, William R ^a   Thaler, Howard T ^a   Bosl, George ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Testicular neoplasms; Testis; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT CANCER; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TESTIS CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031908730     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63753-4     Document Type: Article

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