Sonographic testicular microlithiasis as an indicator of premalignant conditions in normal and infertile men

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 818-824

  Von Eckardstein, S ^a   Tsakmakidis, G ^a   Kamischke, A ^a   Rolf, C ^a   Nieschlag, E ^a  

^a INST OF REPRO MED OF THE UNIV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carcinoma in situ; Echogenic foci; Infertility; Testicular tumor; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STONE FORMATION; TESTIS CARCINOMA; TESTIS DISEASE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LITHIASIS; MALE; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS;

EID: 0034850866     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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