Terminology and details of the diagnostic process for testis cancer

Journal of Urology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 876-880

  Connolly, Stephen S ^a   Daly, Padraig J A ^a   Floyd Jr , Michael St J ^a   Collins, Ian M ^a   Grainger, Ronald ^a   Thornhill, John A ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

delayed diagnosis; diagnostic errors; germ cell and embryonal; Ireland; neoplasms; testis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; SEMINOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79851513017     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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