Association between testicular microlithiasis and primary malignancy of the testis: Our experience and review of the literature;Associazione tra microlitiasi e neoplasie testicolari maligne: Nostra esperienza e revisione della letteratura

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 588-596

  Parenti, G C ^a   Zago, S ^b   Lusa, M ^a   Campioni, P ^c   Mannella, P ^c  

^a OC S Maria Delle Croci   (Italy)

^b Servizio di Anatomia Patologica   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calculi; Histology; Microlithiasis; Neoplasm; Testis; US

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; SEMINOMA; SERTOLI CELL TUMOR; TESTIS CANCER; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS MICROLITHIASIS; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

ADULT; HUMANS; LITHIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34447132172     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-007-0165-1     Document Type: Article

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