Malignant advanced granulosa cell tumor of the adult testis: case report and review of the literature

Human Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 701-709

  Hammerich, Kai H ^a,b   Hille, Stephanie ^a,b   Ayala, Gustavo E ^b   Wheeler, Thomas M ^b   Engers, Rainer ^a   Ackermann, Rolf ^a   Mueller Mattheis, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Granulosa cell tumor; Neoplasm; Testis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; TESTIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 42649095638     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2007.09.015     Document Type: Article

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