High frequency of metastatic leydig cell testicular tumours

Oncology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 118-121

  Farkas, László M ^a   Székely, Joseph G ^a   Pusztai, Csaba ^a   Baki, Márta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Leydig cell tumour; Lymphadenectomy; Testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0343279234     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000012147     Document Type: Article

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