Impact of unnecessary exploratory laparotomy on the treatment of patients with metastatic germ cell tumor

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1474-1477

  Stephenson, Andrew J ^a   Russo, Paul ^a   Kaplinsky, Robert ^a   Sheinfeld, Joel ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Germinoma; Laparotomy; Neoplasm metastasis; Testis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; METASTASIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642277893     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000118788.97570.fa     Document Type: Article

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