Bone metastases in germ cell tumor patients

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 947-952

  Oechsle, Karin ^a   Bokemeyer, Carsten ^a   Kollmannsberger, Christian ^b   Mayer, Frank ^c   Berger, Lars Arne ^a   Oing, Christoph ^a   Honecker, Friedemann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone metastases; Chemotherapy; Germ cell tumor; Nonseminoma; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS RESECTION; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BONE NEOPLASMS; CISPLATIN; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE II AS TOPIC; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ENDODERMAL SINUS TUMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864327414     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: 14321335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00432-012-1169-3     Document Type: Article

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