In a retrospective study that included a detailed histopathologic review, the clinicopathologic features of patients with germ cell tumors (GCT) and resectable residual masses after chemotherapy were assessed. ## METHODS. Histologic material from 153 patients was available for review. Recorded det
Germ cell tumor in the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial region: clinical features and treatment
β Scribed by Shunji Nishio; Takanori Inamura; Iwao Takeshita; Masashi Fukui; Kazufumi Kamikaseda
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 950 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0344-5607
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