Cryptorchidism and Testicular Cancer: Separating Fact From Fiction

Journal of Urology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 452-461

  Wood, Hadley M ^a   Elder, Jack S ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

abnormalities; cryptorchidism; risk; testicular neoplasms; testis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; CANCER RISK; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CRYPTORCHISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GERM LAYER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; MEDLINE; ORCHIDOPEXY; ORCHIECTOMY; PARENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEMINOMA; TESTIS CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 58149279272     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.10.074     Document Type: Review

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