Testicular microlithiasis, a premalignant condition: Prevalence, histopathologic findings, and relation to testicular tumor

Urology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1133-1137

  Derogee, Marc ^a   Bevers, Rob F M ^a,b   Prins, Henk J ^a   Jonges, Trudy G N ^b   Elbers, Frans H ^a   Boon, Tom A ^b  

^a CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TESTICULAR MICROLITHIASIS; TESTIS TUMOR; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; CALCINOSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LITHIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS;

EID: 0034999725     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(01)00957-8     Document Type: Article

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