A subfertile patient diagnosed with testicular carcinoma in situ by immunocytological staining for AP-2γ in semen samples: Case report

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 579-582

  Hoei Hansen, C E ^a   Rajpert De Meyts, E ^a   Carlsen, E ^a   Almstrup, K ^a   Leffers, H ^a   Skakkebaek, N E ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carcinoma in situ testis; Intratubular germ cell neoplasia; Testicular germ cell cancer; Testicular intraepithelial neoplasia; TFAP2C

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2GAMMA; TUMOR MARKER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EJACULATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KARYOTYPE 47,XYY; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OLIGOSPERMIA; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SUBFERTILITY; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS CANCER; TESTIS TORSION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 15844430811     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh759     Document Type: Article

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