Late relapse of testicular germ cell neoplasms: A descriptive analysis of 122 cases

Journal of Urology

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 824-829

  Dieckmann, Klaus Peter ^a   Albers, Peter ^d   Classen, Johannes ^e   De Wit, Maike ^c   Pichlmeier, Uwe ^c   Rick, Oliver ^f   Müllerleile, Ulrich ^b   Kuczyk, Markus ^e  

^a ALBERTINEN KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^b ASKLEPIOS HOSPITAL BARMBEK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^f CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neoplasms, germ cell and embryonal; Recurrence, alpha fetoproteins, seminoma, drug therapy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER STAGING; CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEMINOMA; TERATOMA; THORAX; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13744261967     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000154013.96349.36     Document Type: Conference Paper

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