Excellent outcome in patients with stage I germ cell tumors of the testes: A study of the Children's Cancer Group/Pediatric Oncology Group

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 319-324

  Schlatter, Marc ^a   Rescorla, Fred ^b   Giller, Roger ^b   Cushing, Barbara ^b   Vinocur, Charles ^b   Colombani, Paul ^b   Cullen, John ^b   London, Wendy ^b   Davis, Mary ^b   Lauer, Stephen ^b   Olson, Thomas ^b   Tracy, T ^b   Snyder, H ^b   Shamberger, R ^b  

^a HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Germ cell surgical guidelines; Germ cell tumors; Scrotal violation; Testicular cancer; Yolk sac tumors

Indexed keywords

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORCHIECTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TESTIS TUMOR;

EID: 0037370413     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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