Purpose. We studied the frequency of testicular microlithiasis (TM) in a select group of otherwise healthy infertile men with abnormal semen. Methods. We reviewed scrotal sonography records of 180 consecutive patients with abnormal semen who were referred for evaluation of male infertility. The pam
Testicular teratocarcinoma associated with testicular microlithiasis
β Scribed by Muzaffer Elmali; Cinar Koprulu; Meltem Ceyhan; Levent Yildiz
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 353 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0942-8925
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