Null association between histology of first and second primary malignancies in men with bilateral testicular germ cell tumors

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 178, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1240-1245

  Thomas, Jennifer Phay Johnson ^a   Davis Dao, Carol ^a   Lewinger, Juan Pablo ^a   Siegmund, Kimberly D ^a   Hamilton, Ann S ^a   Daneshmand, Siamak ^a   Skinner, Eila C ^a   Thomas, Duncan C ^a   Cortessis, Victoria K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

causality; germ cell neoplasms; metachronous second primary neoplasms; multiple primary neoplasms; second primary neoplasms; seminoma; synchronous multiple primary neoplasms; testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; HISTOLOGY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER REGISTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSGERMINOMA; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SECOND CANCER; SEMINOMA; TESTICULAR GERM CELL TUMOR; TESTIS TUMOR;

CAUSALITY; GERM CELL NEOPLASMS; METACHRONOUS SECOND PRIMARY NEOPLASMS; MULTIPLE PRIMARY NEOPLASMS; SECOND PRIMARY NEOPLASMS; SEMINOMA; SYNCHRONOUS MULTIPLE PRIMARY NEOPLASMS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; SEER PROGRAM; SEMINOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885814250     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt100     Document Type: Article

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