The testicular regression syndrome-do remnants require routine excision?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 384-386

  Bader, Mohammad I ^a   Peeraully, Riyad ^a   Ba'Ath, Mohammed ^a   McPartland, Jo ^a   Baillie, Colin ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malignancy potential; Testicular regression syndrome; Testicular remnant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEYDIG CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTICULAR REGRESSION SYNDROME; TESTIS DISEASE; VAS DEFERENS;

ADULT; AGED; CRYPTORCHIDISM; EPIDIDYMIS; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORCHIECTOMY; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SYNDROME; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 79551576558     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.11.018     Document Type: Article

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