Testicular germ cell tumors in children: Management and outcome in a series of 20 patients

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-201

  De Backer, A ^a   Madern, G C ^b   Wolffenbuttel, K P ^b   Oosterhuis, J W ^b   Hakvoort Cammel, F G A J ^b   Hazebroek, F W J ^b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Germ cell tumor; Teratoma; Testicular neoplasms; Testis; Yolk sac tumor

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; PACLITAXEL; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T CELL LEUKEMIA; TERATOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

EID: 33744537736     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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