Imaging of the thorax in the management of germ cell testicular tumours

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 207-211

  White, P M ^a   Adamson, D J A ^a   Howard, G C W ^a   Wright, A R ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Teratoma; Testis; Utilization

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; TESTIS CANCER; THORAX; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032931601     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(99)91152-2     Document Type: Article

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