Bilateral germ cell cancer of the testis: A report of 11 patients with a long-term follow-up

BJU International

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 864-868

  Tekin, A ^a   Aygun, Y C ^a   Aki, F T ^a   Ozen, H ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bilateral; Germ cell tumours; Prognosis; Testis

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTORCHISM; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TESTIS CANCER; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; ORCHIECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034011664     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00616.x     Document Type: Article

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