Delayed recognition of disorders of sex development (DSD): A missed opportunity for early diagnosis of malignant germ cell tumors

International Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hersmus, Remko ^a   Stoop, Hans ^a   White, Stefan J ^b   Drop, Stenvert L S ^c   Oosterhuis, J Wolter ^a   Incrocci, Luca ^c   Wolffenbuttel, Katja P ^c   Looijenga, Leendert H J ^a  

^a JOSEPHINE NEFKENS INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CRYPTORCHISM; DEL CASTILLO SYNDROME; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GERM CELL TUMOR; GONADOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOSPADIAS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; MALE; MALIGNANT TYPE 2 GERM CELL TUMOR; METASTASIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER; TESTIS DISEASE;

EID: 84856404545     PISSN: 16878337     EISSN: 16878345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/671209     Document Type: Article

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