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Residual Masses Post Chemotherapy in Germ Cell Tumors: Role of Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Scans

Sandy Srinivas Departments of Medical Oncology, Palo Alto Veterans Health Care Services and Stanford Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Meenakshi Jain Palo Alto Veterans Health Care Services and Stanford Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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George Segall Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Palo Alto Veterans Health Care Services and Stanford Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Pages 153-155 | Received 18 Sep 2002, Accepted 25 Sep 2002, Published online: 16 Jul 2015

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