Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 180-183 , May 2006

Treatment of stage I seminoma: A 15-year review

Presented at the 2004 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Association of Radiation Oncologists.

  • Ibraheem Alomary, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Oncology Department, Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Center, Ottawa, Canada
    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-613-737-7700 ext. 6954; fax: +1-613-247-3511.
    • ,
  • Rajiv Samant, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Oncology Department, Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Center, Ottawa, Canada
    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
    • ,
  • Victor Gallant

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Oncology Department, Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Center, Ottawa, Canada

Received 21 February 2005 ,Revised 29 April 2005 ,Accepted 3 May 2005.

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☆ This work was supported by the Radiation Oncology Research Fund of The Ottawa Hospital regional Cancer Centre and the Ottawa Radiation Oncology Partners.

PII: S1078-1439(05)00103-1

doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2005.05.010

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 180-183 , May 2006

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