Testicular metastases: A poor prognostic factor in patients with advanced prostate cancer

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-115

  Korkes, Fernando ^a   Gasperini, Renato ^a   Korkes, Karen Levy ^a   Silva Neto, Deusdedit Cortez Vieira ^a   Castro, Marilia Germanos ^a  

^a Medical School of Santa Casa of Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Neoplasm metastasis; Prostatic neoplasms; Testis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; ORCHIECTOMY; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE TUMOR; TESTIS TUMOR;

AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORCHIECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 59249100744     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-008-0322-8     Document Type: Article

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