Leydig cell tumor and hyperplasia: A review

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 139-147

  Colecchia, Maurizio ^a   Nistal, Manuel ^b   Gonzalez Peramato, Pilar ^c   Carmignani, Luca ^d   Salvioni, Roberto ^a   Nicolai, Nicola ^a   Regadera, Javier ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GUADALAJARA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hyperplasia; Leydig cell; Leydig cells; Tumor

Indexed keywords

CELL HYPERPLASIA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CRYPTORCHISM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; METASTASIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINDLE CELL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTIS;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS;

EID: 34250846380     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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