Current approaches for detection of carcinoma in situ testis

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 398-405

  Hoei Hansen, Christina E ^a   Olesen, Inge A ^a   Jorgensen, Niels ^a   Carlsen, Elisabeth ^a   Holm, Mette ^a   Almstrup, Kristian ^a,b   Leffers, Henrik ^a   Rajpert De Meyts, Ewa ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carcinoma in situ testis; Infertility; Noninvasive detection; Semen analysis; Testicular germ cell tumour; Testicular intraepithelial neoplasia; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DNA (APURINIC OR APYRIMIDINIC SITE) LYASE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; GROWTH FACTOR;

ANDROLOGY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STONE FORMATION; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SCREENING; CYTOLOGY; GERM CELL TUMOR; NOTE; SEMINOMA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPERM; TESTIS TUMOR; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 34547877203     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2007.00797.x     Document Type: Review

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