The vanishing testis: A histomorphologic and clinical assessment

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 872-880

  Antic, Tatjana ^a   Hyjek, Elizabeth M ^a   Taxy, Jerome B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Germ cell; Scrotal exploration

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; FETUS; FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; MORPHOMETRICS; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCROTAL EXPLORATION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TESTIS;

EID: 82655181500     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPWPSJSK58RFUI     Document Type: Article

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