Adenocarcinoma of the epididymis: A report of four cases and review of the literature

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1474-1480

  Jones, Michael A ^a   Young, Robert H ^b   Scully, Robert E ^b  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Epididymis

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDIDYMIS DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCELE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT CANCER; ORCHIECTOMY; SCROTUM DISORDER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORING AGENTS; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; ORCHIECTOMY; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030659856     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199712000-00010     Document Type: Article

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