A simple model for predicting nodal metastasis in patients with clinical stage I nonseminomatous germ cell testicular tumors undergoing retroperitoneal lymph node dissection only

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 172-176

  Nicolai, Nicola ^a   Miceli, Rosalba ^a   Artusi, Raffaella ^a   Piva, Luigi ^a   Pizzocaro, Giorgio ^a   Salvioni, Roberto ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Germinoma; Lymph node excision; Neoplasm metastasis; Neoplasm staging; Testis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; ORCHIECTOMY; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; TESTIS TERATOMA;

EID: 0346218180     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000101513.64777.f2     Document Type: Article

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