Clinical stage I nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the testis in childhood and adolescence: An analysis of 31 cases

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 454-458

  Terenziani, Monica ^a   Piva, Luigi ^a   Spreafico, Filippo ^a   Salvioni, Roberto ^a   Massimino, Maura ^a   Luksch, Roberto ^a   Cefalo, Graziella ^a   Casanova, Michela ^a   Ferrari, Andrea ^a   Polastri, Daniela ^a   Mazza, Elena ^a   Bellani, Franca Fossati ^a   Nicolai, Nicola ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cancer; Children; Nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the testis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BLEOMYCIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; VINBLASTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG METASTASIS; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TERATOMA; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CISPLATIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDODERMAL SINUS TUMOR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; ORCHIECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TERATOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036693916     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200208000-00009     Document Type: Article

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