The clinical significance of pediatric testicular microlithiasis in relation to testicular tumors

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-60

  Song, Geehyun ^a   Park, Jinsung ^a   Kim, Kun Suk ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lithiasis; Pediatrics; Testicular cancer; Testis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; PUBERTY; TESTICULAR MICROLITHIASIS; TESTIS CANCER; TESTIS DISEASE;

EID: 59349107741     PISSN: 04944747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2009.50.1.57     Document Type: Article

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