Primary mucinous tumors of the testis and paratestis: A report of nine cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1221-1228

  Ulbright, Thomas M ^a,c   Young, Robert H ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mucinous borderline tumor; Mucinous carcinoma; Mucinous cystadenoma; Paratesticular neoplasms; Testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APPENDIX TUMOR; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CANCER INVASION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYST RUPTURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPERIENCE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOGENESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; STROMA CELL; TESTIS TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; ADULT; AGED; CYSTADENOMA, MUCINOUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0041887082     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200309000-00005     Document Type: Article

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