The role of cryptorchidism in testicular carcinogenesis has been of concern for many physicians for quite a long time. The probability of a malignant neoplasm developing in an undescended testicle is about 20 to 48 times greater than a normally descended testicle. In a review of 74 patients treated
Spermatic venography in undescended testes
β Scribed by T. Riebel; D. Gonnermann; R. -P. Willig
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 733 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-0449
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