Bilateral Sertoli cell tumors of the testis-a likely new extracolonic manifestation of familial adenomatous polyposis

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 461, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 713-715

  Xiao, Guang Qian ^a   Granato, Roberto C ^a   Unger, Pamela D ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Familial adenomatous polyposis; Sertoli cell tumor; Testis

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CALRETININ; INHIBIN;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COLON RESECTION; FAMILIAL ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SERTOLI CELL TUMOR; STROMA; TESTIS SERTOLI CELL TUMOR; TESTIS TUMOR;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; ADULT; BETA CATENIN; HUMANS; MALE; SERTOLI CELL TUMOR; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS;

EID: 84871478897     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: 14322307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-012-1332-x     Document Type: Article

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