Intratubular germ cell neoplasia of the contralateral testis in testicular cancer: Defining a high risk group

Journal of Urology

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1353-1357

  Harland, S J ^a   Cook, P A ^a   Fossa, S D ^a   Horwich, A ^a   Mead, G M ^a   Parkinson, M C ^a   Roberts, J T ^a   Stenning, S P ^a  

^a Med Res Cncl Testicular Tum W   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Germinoma; Testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; GERM CELL TUMOR; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS CARCINOMA; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0032323537     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62535-7     Document Type: Article

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