Primary testicular necrotizing vasculitis clinically presented as neoplasm of the testicle: A case report

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Maričić, Anton ^a   Štifter, Sanja ^b   Valenčić, Maksim ^a   Dordević, Gordana ^b   Markić, Dean ^a   Španjol, Josip ^a   Sotošek, Stanislav ^a   Fučkar, Željko ^a  

^a KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Necrotizing vasculitistes; Radical orchiectomy; Ticular neoplasm; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NECROTIZING ARTERITIS; ORCHIECTOMY; ORCHITIS; SYMPTOM; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; TESTIS; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 79958246268     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-9-63     Document Type: Article

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