Cisplatin appears to be the major cause for long-term toxicity in patients treated for testicular cancer. Long-term side effects consist mainly of nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, and neurotoxicity as well as gonadal damage. Following standard-dose chemotherapy approximately 20% to 30% of patients will
Late toxicity after treatment for testicular germ cell cancer
β Scribed by A. Jakob; C. Kollmannsberger; L. Kanz; C. Bokemeyer
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 377 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-2592
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