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Testicular Cancer

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How do you manage critically ill poor risk mixed germ cell tumor patients presenting de novo with extensive lung metastases and severe respiratory failure?

Data from Massard et al., PMID 20181575 used an abbreviated 3-day course of EP with completion of EP and bleomycin at day 15. Should this approac...

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Do you routinely use tumor lysis prophylaxis when starting chemotherapy for germ cell tumors?

How do you assess risk of tumor lysis syndrome, and is hydration sufficient or should hypouricemic agents be used as well?

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Indian J Urol,

Severe acute tumor lysis syndrome in patients with germ-cell tumors.

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