Testicular microlithiasis: Prevalence and risk of concurrent and interval development of testicular tumor in a referred population

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1177-1181

  Ahmad, Imran ^a,c   Krishna, Nalagatla Sarath ^a   Clark, Ross ^a   Nairn, Robert ^b   Al Saffar, Naels ^a  

^a AYR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microlithiasis; Seminoma; Testicular carcinoma; Testis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STONE FORMATION; TESTIS CANCER; TESTIS DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCULI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 36649012989     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-007-9203-0     Document Type: Article

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