Surgery in infants and children with testicular and paratesticular tumours: A single centre experience over a 25-year-period

Klinische Padiatrie

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 146-151

  Trobs R B ^a   Krauss, M ^b   Geyer, C ^c   Tannapfel, A ^d   Korholz D ^e   Hirsch, W ^c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum am Klinikum Aue   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^e MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha 1 fetoprotein; Children; Paratesticular tumour; Testicular tumour; Testis sparing surgery

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BLEOMYCIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MALE; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; ORCHIECTOMY; SEX CORD TUMOR; TESTIS TERATOMA; TESTIS TUMOR; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

EID: 34250851724     PISSN: 03008630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-973847     Document Type: Article

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