Clinicopathological Features and Survival of Young Turkish Patients with Testicular Germ Cell Tumors |
Ozgun, Alpaslan
(Department of Medical Oncology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital)
Karagoz, Bulent (Department of Medical Oncology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital) Tuncel, Tolga (Department of Medical Oncology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital) Emirzeoglu, Levent (Department of Medical Oncology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital) Celik, Serkan (Department of Medical Oncology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital) Bilgi, Oguz (Department of Medical Oncology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital) |
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