Benign intratesticular schwannoma: A rare finding

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 101-103

  Sighinolfi, Maria Chiara ^a   Mofferdin, Alessandro ^a   De Stefani, Stefano S ^a   Celia, Antonio ^a   Micali, Salvatore ^a   Saredi, Giovanni ^a   Rossi, Giulio ^a   Valli, Riccardo ^a   Bianchi, Giampaolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

S100 protein; Schwann cells; Schwannoma; Testicular neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; PROTEIN S 100;

AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEURILEMOMA; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RARE DISEASE; SCROTUM; TESTIS TUMOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; UROGENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NEURILEMMOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 30444448657     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2006.00067.x     Document Type: Article

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