Testicular microlithiasis in Taiwanese men

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 339-344

  Ou, Shih Ming ^a   Lee, Shang Sen ^a   Tang, Shou Hung ^a   Wu, Sheng Tang ^a   Wu, Ching Jiunn ^a   Cha, Tai Lung ^a   Chang, Sun Yran ^a   Sun, Guang Huan ^a,b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Infertility; Microlithiasis; Testicular neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EXAMINATION; TESTICULAR MICROLITHIASIS; TESTIS CANCER; TESTIS DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCROTUM; TAIWAN; TESTIS TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCROTUM; TAIWAN; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79961218017     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: 15210375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010701730831     Document Type: Article

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