Primary mediastinal nonseminomatous germ cell tumors: The influence of postchemotherapy pathology on long-term survival after surgery

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 692-701

  Kesler, K A ^a   Rieger, K M ^a   Ganjoo, K N ^a   Sharma, M ^a   Fineberg, N S ^a   Einhorn, L H ^a   Brown, J W ^a   Swanson, S J ^a   Sugarbaker, D J ^a   Rusch, V W ^a   Krasna, M J ^a   Faber, L P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; VINBLASTINE SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TERATOMA; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032829095     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(99)70015-2     Document Type: Article

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