Extensive palliative surgery for advanced mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis

Urology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 748-

  Black, Peter C ^a   Lange, Paul H ^a   Takayama, Thomas K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OLIGOPHRENIA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PENIS AMPUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTIS CANCER; TUNICA VAGINALIS;

EID: 0141449236     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00673-3     Document Type: Article

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