Primary carcinoid tumors of the testis: A clinicopathologic study of 29 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 519-524

  Wang, Wenle P ^a   Guo, Charles ^b   Berney, Daniel M ^c   Ubright, Thomas M ^d   Hansel, Donna E ^e   Shen, Rulong ^f   Ali, Tehmina ^g   Epstein, Jonathan I ^h  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoid; Neuroendocrine; Testis; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARCINOID; CELL NUCLEUS; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOSIS; ORCHIECTOMY; PATHOLOGY; TESTIS TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CARCINOID TUMOR; CELL NUCLEUS; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOSIS; ORCHIECTOMY; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950283300     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181d31f33     Document Type: Article

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