Sex cord-stromal tumors of the testis in children. A clinicopathologic report from the Italian TREP project

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1868-1873

  Cecchetto, Giovanni ^a   Alaggio, Rita ^a   Bisogno, Gianni ^b   Virgone, Calogero ^a   Dall'Igna, Patrizia ^a   Terenziani, Monica ^c   Boldrini, Renata ^d   D'Onofrio, Vittoria ^e   Ferrari, Andrea ^c   Bernini, Gabriella ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e SANTOBONO PAUSILIPON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Sex cord stromal tumors; Testicular neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENUCLEATION; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HEMISCROTECTOMY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ITALY; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ONCOLOGY; ORCHIECTOMY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SERTOLI CELL TUMOR; SEX CORD STROMAL TUMOR; SEX CORD TUMOR; SPERMATIC CORD; TESTIS; ULTRASOUND; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CORD-GONADAL STROMAL TUMORS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956813471     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.02.120     Document Type: Article

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