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Urogenitale Carcinome

Part of the book series: Onkologie heute ((ONKOLOGIE))

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Testiculäre Keimzelltumoren gehören zu den Malignomen des Erwachsenen, die selbst im metastasierten Stadium in hohem Maße heilbar sind. Addiert man die Therapieergebnisse für alle Krankheitsstadien, so liegt die Gesamtüberlebensrate nach 5 Jahren bei über 90%.

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