Late Effects of Treatment for Germ Cell Tumors During Childhood and Adolescence

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term sequelae of treatment for malignant germ cell tumors (GCT) during childhood and adolescence. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Of 128 patients treated for GCT at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital between 1962 and 1988, 73 are long-term survivors (continuously disease-free for > or =5 years after diagnosis), with a median follow-up of 11.3 years). Survivors' ages at diagnosis ranged from...

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