The last two decades have seen great improvements in the management of patients with germ-cell tumors of the ovary. The initial treatment approach includes conservative surgery and cisplatin-based chemotherapy in most cases. At completion of chemotherapy, the role of second-look surgery remains ques
Bilateral germ-cell tumours: 22-year experience at the Institut Gustave Roussy
โ Scribed by Theodore, Ch; Terrier-Lacombe, M J; Laplanche, A; Benoit, G; Fizazi, K; Stamerra, O; Wibault, P
- Book ID
- 109997864
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 95 KB
- Volume
- 90
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0920
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