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Testicular tumors in childhood: a national report
F. CataliottiFortunato SiracusaM. Di PaceGiovanni CecchettoC. PreviteraMaurizio Guglielmisubject
Gynecologyendocrine systemPediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyendocrine system diseasesurogenital systembusiness.industryScrotal ultrasonographySettore MED/20 - Chirurgia Pediatrica E InfantileTesticular massRetrospective cohort studyGeneral Medicineurologic and male genital diseasesEl NiñoPediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthPediatric surgerymedicineSurgerybusinessNeoplasm Primary testicular tumors Germ Cell Tumors Gonadal Stromal Tumors LynphangiomasSerum markersdescription
The authors report preliminary data of an Italian multicentric, retrospective study of primary testicular tumors (PTT) in childhood involving 20 Italian departments of pediatric surgery. Forty cases of PTT were observed during a 10-year period (1977–1987), with yolk-sac tumors being the most frequent (45%). Most testicular tumors were first perceived as a unilateral testicular mass. Scrotal ultrasonography represents the main diagnostic investigation, together with serum marker levels.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-08-05 | Pediatric Surgery International |