Simultaneous retroperitoneal, thoracic, and cervical resection of postchemotherapy residual masses in patients with metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the testis

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1765-1769

  Brenner, P C ^a   Herr, H W ^a   Morse, M J ^a   Sheinfeld, J ^a   Aprikian, A ^a   Bosl, G J ^a   Motzer, R J ^a   Bajorin, D F ^a   Schantz, S ^a   Fair, W R ^a   Burt, M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHYLOUS ASCITES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8944254248     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1996.14.6.1765     Document Type: Article

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