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. 2011 Mar;3 Suppl(Suppl):S10-6.
doi: 10.4103/0974-7796.78550.

Saudi Oncology Society clinical management guidelines for prostate cancer

Ashraf J Abusamra  1 , Shouki Bazarbashi, Yasser Bahader, Hussain Kushi, Danny Rabah, Dany Rabbah, Naser Al Bogami, Khalid Al Ghamdi, Abdullah Al Ghamdi, Khaled Balaraj, Raouf Seyam, Mohammed Al Otaibi, Eyad Al Saeed
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Saudi Oncology Society clinical management guidelines for prostate cancer

Ashraf J Abusamra et al. Urol Ann. 2011 Mar.

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Urol Ann. 2011 May;3(2):61. Urol Ann. 2011. PMID: 21747592 Free PMC article.

Abstract

In this report, guidelines for the evaluation, medical and surgical management of testicular germ cell tumors is presented. It is categorized according to the stage of the disease using the tumor node metastasis staging system, 7th edition. The recommendations are presented with supporting level of evidence.

Keywords: Prostate; Saudi; cancer; guidelines; management.

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