Prepubertal testicular tumors: Our 10 years experience

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 292-295

  Nerli, R B ^a   Ajay, G ^a   Shivangouda, P ^a   Pravin, P ^a   Reddy, M ^a   Pujar, V C ^b  

^a KLES DR PRABHAKAR KORE HOSPITAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b KLE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Surgery; Testicular neoplasm; Testis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDERMOID CYST; HUMAN; INFANT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PREPUBERTAL TESTICULAR TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TERATOMA; TESTIS TUMOR; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PUBERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERATOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77954446222     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: 19984774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.64730     Document Type: Article

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