Histopathological features of testicular regression syndrome: Relation to patient age and implications for management

Fetal and Pediatric Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-129

  Law, H ^a   Mushtaq, I ^a   Wingrove, K ^a   Malone, M ^a   Sebire, N J ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Testicular regression syndrome; Testis; Vanished

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN;

AGE; CALCINOSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATIC CORD; TESTICULAR REGRESSION SYNDROME; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS TORSION;

AGE FACTORS; CALCINOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEMOSIDERIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MACROPHAGES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTIS;

EID: 33747617150     PISSN: 15513815     EISSN: 15513823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15513810600788806     Document Type: Review

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