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Original Article

Relapses in Early-stage Testicular Seminoma: Radiation Therapy versus Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy

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Pages 355-359 | Received 01 Apr 1996, Accepted 15 Jan 1997, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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