Vanishing testes: A literature review

JCRPE Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 116-120

  Pirgon, Özgur ^a   Dündar, Bumin Nuri ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b IZMIR KATIP CELEBI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Nonpalpable testis; Testicular regression syndrome; Vanishing testis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GERM CELL TUMOR; GERMINAL DYSPLASIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TESTICULAR REGRESSION SYNDROME; TESTIS DISEASE;

GONADAL DYSGENESIS, 46,XY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; TESTIS;

EID: 84866447929     PISSN: 13085727     EISSN: 13085735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4274/Jcrpe.728     Document Type: Article

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