Open AccessPrevalence of Vertebral Fractures Independent of BMD and Anticancer Treatment in Patients with Testicular Germ Cell Tumors
Author(s) -
Peter-Paul Willemse,
Neveen A. T. Hamdy,
L. van Wulften,
Azar Tol,
Hein Putter,
Susanne Osanto
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2010-0093
Subject(s) - medicine , chemotherapy , bone mineral , surgery , gastroenterology , urology , osteoporosis
The prognosis of testicular germ cell tumors (GCT) is excellent, and survival of GCT patients has significantly increased. However, skeletal morbidity may potentially be increased in these patients due to chemotherapy-associated hypogonadism.
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