Granulomatous epididymal lesion of possible ischemic origin

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 951-956

  Nistal, Manuel ^a,b   Mate, Alberto ^b   Paniagua, Ricardo ^c  

^a AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Granulomatous lesion; Ischemia

Indexed keywords

CEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDERMOID TUMOR; EPIDIDYMIS DISEASE; GANGRENE; GRANULOMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHEMIA; MALE; SCAR FORMATION; TISSUE NECROSIS;

ADULT; ATROPHY; AUTOPSY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPIDIDYMITIS; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; TERMINOLOGY; TESTIS;

EID: 0030771959     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199708000-00010     Document Type: Article

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