Unsuspected testicular metastases from merkel cell carcinoma: A case report with therapeutic implications

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 636-637

  Rufini, Vittoria ^a,c   Perotti, Germano ^a   Brunetti, Maurizio ^b   Crescenzi, Anna ^b   Fadda, Guido ^a   Troncone, Luigi ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b REGINA APOSTOLORUM HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; PACLITAXEL; SOMATOSTATIN DERIVATIVE; YTTRIUM 90;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; TESTIS CANCER;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 10044242481     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.coc.0000146413.25203.0d     Document Type: Article

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