Long-Term Followup After Elective Testis Sparing Surgery for Leydig Cell Tumors: A Single Center Experience

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 872-876

  Giannarini, Gianluca ^a   Mogorovich, Andrea ^a   Menchini Fabris, Filippo ^a   Morelli, Girolamo ^a   De Maria, Maurizio ^a   Manassero, Francesca ^a   Loggini, Barbara ^a   Pingitore, Raffaele ^a   Cavazzana, Andrea ^a   Selli, Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

follow up studies; Leydig cell tumor; testis; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS SPARING SURGERY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34547668302     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.05.077     Document Type: Article

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