Clinico-pathological patterns of testicular malignancies in Ilorin, Nigeria - A report of 8 cases

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 229-231

  Izegbu, M C ^a,c   Ojo, M O ^b   Shittu, L A J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^c Lasucom ^*  (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ilorin; Incidence; Infertility; Testicular cancers

Indexed keywords

EID: 31344478275     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 09731482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.19598     Document Type: Article

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