Testicular hamartomas in a patient with Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1245-1248

  Walker, Robert N ^a,b   Murphy, Timothy J ^a   Wilkerson, Myra L ^a  

^a Department of Radiology ^*

^b GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOLOGY; ULTRASONICS;

GERM LINE; PHOSPHATASE AND TENSIN HOMOLOGUES; TESTICULAR SEMINOMA; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENES;

TUMORS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DISORDER; BANNAYAN RILEY RUVALCABA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; LIPOMATOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORCHIECTOMY; POLYPOSIS; SEMINOMA; TESTIS TUMOR; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 48949099450     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.8.1245     Document Type: Article

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