Mixed testicular germ cell tumors: Monoclonal or polyclonal

Modern Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 371-374

  Van Echten, Jannie ^a   Oosterhuis, J Wolter ^b   Looijenga, Leendert H J ^b   Dam, Anke ^b   Sleijfer, Dirk Th ^b   Schraffordt Koops, Heimen ^b   De Jong, Bauke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cytogenetics; Mixed testicular germ cell tumors; Nonseminomas; Pathogenetic relationship; Seminomas

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOGENETICS; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; TERATOMA; TESTIS CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; SEMINOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030009702     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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