Surgical techniques for testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumors metastatic to the mediastinum

Chest Surgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 749-768

  Kesler, Kenneth A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; METASTASIS; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TESTIS TUMOR; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036854789     PISSN: 10523359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1052-3359(02)00028-5     Document Type: Review

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