Testicular tumor concomitant with von Recklinghausen's disease
✍ Scribed by Groot-Loonen, J. J. ;Voûte, P. A. ;De Kraker, J.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 166 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
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✦ Synopsis
Neurofibromatosis or Von Recklinghau-nancies that did not originate from neurogenic tissue are also described. This paper provides the first documentation of a patient with neurofibromatosis and a mixed germ cell tumor of the testis.
sen's disease is an autosomal dominant disorder, associated with an excess of malignant tumors. The most common neurofibromatosis-associated malignancies are derived from neurogenic tissues, although several malig-
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