Testis sparing surgery for steroid unresponsive testicular tumors of the adrenogenital syndrome

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1460-1463

  Walker, Brady R ^a   Skoog, Steven J ^a   Winslow, Boyd H ^a   Canning, Douglas A ^a   Tank, Edward S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

adrenal hyperplasia, congenital; testicular neoplasms; testis

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TESTIS TUMOR;

EID: 0030897730     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65023-7     Document Type: Article

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