Clinical study of six cases showing late relapse of germ cell tumors

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 855-858

  Muramaki, Mototsugu ^a,c   Hara, Isao ^a   Miyake, Hideaki ^b   Yamada, Yuji ^a   Kawabata, Gaku ^a   Kamidono, Sadao ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HYOGO MEDICAL CENTER FOR ADULTS   (Japan)

^c Jack Bell Research Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

Follow up; Germ cell tumor; Late relapse

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 28444449067     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01158.x     Document Type: Article

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