Grading of classical testicular microlithiasis has no effect on the prevalence of associated testicular tumors

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 310-316

  Sanli, Oner ^a   Kadioglu, Alev ^b   Atar, Murat ^a   Acar, Omer ^a   Nane, Isme ^a   Kadioglu, Ates ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ALKA Radiologic Diagnosis Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Microlithiasis; Prevalence, testicular tumors; Testis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTICULAR MICROLITHIASIS; TESTIS CANCER; TESTIS DISEASE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; LITHIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 43749105389     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000127348     Document Type: Article

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