Cystic testicular lesions in the pediatric population

Journal of Urology

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 928-936

  Garrett, Jenne E ^a   Cartwright, Patrick C ^a   Snow, Brent W ^a   Coffin, Cheryl M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyst; Diagnosis, differential; Testis

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CYST; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPLASIA; ENUCLEATION; EPIDERMOID CYST; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETE TESTIS; REVIEW; TERATOMA; TESTIS TUMOR;

EID: 0033974521     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67855-X     Document Type: Review

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