Gonadal and extragonadal germ cell tumours in the United States, 1973-2007

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 616-625

  Stang, A ^a   Trabert, B ^b   Wentzensen, N ^b   Cook, M B ^b   Rusner, C ^a   Oosterhuis, J W ^c   Mcglynn, K A ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c JOSEPHINE NEFKENS INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Extragonadal germ cell tumours; Germ cell tumours; Incidence; Ovarian neoplasms; Testicular neoplasms; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; GONAD TUMOR; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; ONSET AGE; PELVIS; PINEAL BODY; PLACENTA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RETROPERITONEUM; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL RATE; TOPOGRAPHY; TUMOR GROWTH; UNITED STATES; UTERUS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; NEOPLASMS, GONADAL TISSUE; REGISTRIES; SEER PROGRAM; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863863670     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01245.x     Document Type: Article

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