Testicular germ cell cancer despite previous local radiotherapy to the testis

European Urology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 643-650

  Dieckmann, K P ^a   Lauke, H ^b   Michl, U ^b   Winter, E ^c   Loy, V ^d  

^a ALBERTINEN KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c Klinikum Schwerin   (Germany)

^d VIVANTES KLINIKUM AM URBAN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carcinoma in situ; Radiotherapy; Testicular biopsy; Testicular germ cell neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CASE REPORT; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; TESTIS BIOPSY;

EID: 0036624928     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-2838(02)00047-7     Document Type: Article

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