Occurrence of malignant non-germ cell components in primary mediastinal germ cell tumours

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 54-60

  Kolodziejski, L ^a   Duda, K ^a   Niezabitowski, A ^a   Dyczek, S ^a   Staniec, B ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

^b Pneumonological Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

Germ cell tumours; Mediastinum; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALIGNANT TERATOMA; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMINOMA; TERATOMA; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033082932     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.1998.0600     Document Type: Article

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