Testicular germ cell tumors in childhood: Treatment results of 52 patients

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-56

  Güler, Elif ^a   Kutluk, M Tezer ^a   Büyükpamukçu, Nebil ^a   Çaǧlar, Melda ^a   Varan, Ali ^a   Akyüz, Canan ^a   Büyükpamukçu, Münevver ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Testicular germ cell tumors

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFUSION; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED TUMOR; ORCHIECTOMY; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; SURVIVAL RATE; TERATOCARCINOMA; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347133606     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010490263632     Document Type: Article

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