Pattern of testicular biopies as seen in a tertiary institution in Nnewi, Southeast Nigeria [PDF]
Background: Testicular biopsy is an acknowledged method of examination of the testes for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. We describe the pattern of testicular histologies in our environment.
Chidi-Kingsley Oranusi +2 more
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Association between risk factors and testicular microlithiasis [PDF]
Background Testicular microlithiasis and its clinical significance are not fully understood. Testicular microlithiasis and risk factors have been associated with testicular cancer. The role of testicular microlithiasis is investigated.
Malene Roland Pedersen +5 more
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The psychological implications of surviving testicular cancer : impact on body image, sexuality and masculinity [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Men's health generally and testicular cancer in particular are neglected areas of research. This particular malignancy is the most common among young men in the western world (Champion, 1996), and its prevalence is on the increase ...
Wraith, Anita Elizabeth
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Testicular cancer and antecedent diseases [PDF]
A case-control study of the aetiology of testicular cancer was conducted using information obtained by interview and from case-notes of 259 cases with testicular cancer and two sets of control patients -238 men with diagnoses other than testicular cancer attending the same radiotherapy centres as those attended by the cases, and 251 hospital in ...
Swerdlow, AJ, Huttly, SR, Smith, PG
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Exocrine and Endocrine Testicular Function in Patients with Unilateral Testicular Disease [PDF]
Amongst 30 patients who had undergone untwisting and fixation for unilateral torsion of the testis, seminal analyses were normal in 15, equivocal in 3 and pathological in 12; and of 46 men with cryptorchidism who had had unilateral orchidopexy, seminal analyses were normal in 13, equivocal in 23 and pathological in 10.
K, Scheiber, H, Marberger, G, Bartsch
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Occurrence of testicular microlithiasis in androgen insensitive hypogonadal mice [PDF]
<b>Background</b>: Testicular microliths are calcifications found within the seminiferous tubules. In humans, testicular microlithiasis (TM) has an unknown etiology but may be significantly associated with testicular germ cell tumors ...
Margaret H Abel +14 more
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Socio-economic inequalities in testicular cancer survival within two clinical studies. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men under 35 years of age, and has the highest survival for adult male malignancies. Despite the fact that survival is very high, there is evidence that survival differs between socio-economic ...
Read, Graham +23 more
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Androgen action via testicular arteriole smooth muscle cells is important for leydig cell function, vasomotion and testicular fluid dynamics [PDF]
Regulation of blood flow through the testicular microvasculature by vasomotion is thought to be important for normal testis function as it regulates interstitial fluid (IF) dynamics which is an important intra-testicular transport medium.
Bergh, A. +39 more
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Gestational and lactational exposure of rats to xenoestrogens results in reduced testicular size and sperm production [PDF]
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Sumpter, JP +4 more
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Cisplatin-based chemotherapy of testicular cancer - Two decades after a major breakthrough [PDF]
Two decades ago the introduction of cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy has dramatically improved the prognosis of patients with metastatic testicular cancer, At present 3 cycles of cisplatin, etoposide and bleomycin are considered as standard ...
Gerl, Arthur
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