The pituitary-Leydig cell axis before and after orchiectomy in patients with stage I testicular cancer

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 2585-2591

  Bandak, Mikkel ^a   Aksglaede, Lise ^a   Juul, Anders ^a   Rørth, Mikael ^a   Daugaard, Gedske ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bivariate LH T evaluation; hCG; Leydig cell dysfunction; Testicular germ cell cancer

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COHORT STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORCHIECTOMY; PITUITARY GLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755153538     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.05.026     Document Type: Article

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