Testicular microlithiasis: Another starry sky appearance

Clinical Medicine and Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 163-164

  Onitilo, Adedayo A ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Microcalcification; Testicular cancer; Testicular microlithiasis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PARENCHYMA; STONE FORMATION; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS MICROLITHIASIS; VASCULARIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LITHIASIS; MALE; TESTICULAR DISEASES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 38949092308     PISSN: 15394182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3121/cmr.2007.760     Document Type: Article

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