Pure cartilaginous teratoma of the testis: An immunohistochemistry and fluorescence in situ hybridisation study

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1166-1168

  Des Jean, Ryan ^a   Eble, John N ^a   Zhang, Shaobo ^a   Cheng, Liang ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS TERATOMA;

EID: 35348952568     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2007.048702     Document Type: Article

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