Association of intratubular seminoma and intratubular embryonal carcinoma with invasive testicular germ cell tumors

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1045-1049

  Lau, Sean K ^a   Weiss, Lawrence M ^a   Chu, Peiguo G ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Intratubular embryonal carcinoma; Intratubular germ cell neoplasia; Intratubular seminoma; Testicle

Indexed keywords

CD30 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEMINOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARCINOMA, EMBRYONAL; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SEMINOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 34347334559     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31802b8712     Document Type: Article

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