Dynamics of hormonal disorders following unilateral orchiectomy for a testicular tumor
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Dynamics of hormonal disorders following unilateral orchiectomy for a testicular tumor
Testicular tumors and their treatment interfere with homeostasis, hormonal status included. The aim of the study was to evaluate hormonal disorders of the pituitary-gonadal axis in men treated for testicular tumors. One hundred twenty-eight men treated for a unilateral testicular tumor at our institution were included. The hormonal status was prospectively evaluated in 62 patients before orchie...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Oncology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1357-0560,1559-131X
DOI: 10.1007/s12032-017-0943-0