Orchidectomy after chemotherapy for patients with metastatic testicular germ cell cancer

BJU International

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 451-455

  Geldart, T R ^a,b   Simmonds, P D ^a   Mead, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Orchidectomy; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; ORCHIECTOMY; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TERATOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORCHIECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; SEMINOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036968909     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2002.02916.x     Document Type: Article

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