Histologic diagnostics of early testicular germ-cell tumor

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 165-172

  Holstein, Adolf Friedrich ^a   Lauke, Heidrun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer; CIS; Diagnostics; Histology; Human; Testis

Indexed keywords

CARCINOMA IN SITU; CELL STRUCTURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS CANCER;

EID: 0029891252     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1996.tb00507.x     Document Type: Review

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