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01-08-2005 | Case Report

Four pregnancies and two deliveries after unilateral orchidectomy and chemotherapy for testicular embryonal carcinoma

Authors: Kalman Patai, Gabor Sobel, Sandor Csömör, Ferenc Paulin

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 4/2005

Abstract

This case report describes a 33-year-old patient diagnosed with left-sided testicular embryonic carcinoma with vascular invasion. Unilateral orchiectomy was performed and the patient subsequently underwent chemotherapy. He retained fertility and later fathered healthy children.

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Title: Four pregnancies and two deliveries after unilateral orchidectomy and chemotherapy for testicular embryonal carcinoma
Authors: Kalman Patai
Gabor Sobel
Sandor Csömör
Ferenc Paulin
Publication date: 01-08-2005
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 4/2005
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-004-1251-8

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