Predicting necrosis in residual mass analysis after retroperitoneal lymph node dissection: a retrospective study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recent studies have demonstrated that pathological analysis of retroperitoneal residual masses of patients with testicular germ cell tumors revealed findings of necrotic debris or fibrosis in up to 50% of patients. We aimed at pursui...

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Main Authors: Miranda Eduardo, Abe Daniel, Nesrallah Adriano, dos Reis Sabrina, Crippa Alexandre, Srougi Miguel, Dall’Oglio Marcos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/10/1/203