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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Identification of nine new susceptibility loci for testicular cancer, including variants near DAZL and PRDM14. [PDF]
Testicular germ cell tumor (TGCT) is the most common cancer in young men and is notable for its high familial risks. So far, six loci associated with TGCT have been reported.
Robert A Huddart +73 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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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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Management of germ cell tumors in children: Approaches to cure [PDF]
The introduction of cisplatinum chemotherapy and current advances in the surgical treatment have resulted in a dramatic improvement of the prognosis of children with malignant germ cell tumors (GCT).
Schneider, D. T. +9 more
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Testicular Seminoma With Pseudocyst and Coagulation Necrosis Like Burned-out Tumor: A Case Report
Testicular seminoma is a relatively common testicular cancer; however, testicular seminoma with pseudocyst is an extremely rare. The ‘burned-out’ phenomenon in germ cell tumors refers to a germ cell tumor in extra-gonadal tissues with spontaneous ...
Tatsuhiko Hoshii +3 more
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Pituitary tumor-transforming gene expression is a prognostic marker for tumor recurrence in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck [PDF]
Background The proto-oncogene pituitary tumor-transforming gene (PTTG) has been shown to be abundantly overexpressed in a large variety of neoplasms likely promoting neo-vascularization and tumor invasiveness.
Solbach, Christine +9 more
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Ochratoxin A: In Utero Exposure in Mice Induces Adducts in Testicular DNA [PDF]
Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a nephrotoxin and carcinogen that is associated with Balkan endemic nephropathy and urinary tract tumors. OTA crosses the placenta and causes adducts in the liver and kidney DNA of newborns.
Jennings-Gee, Jamie E. +11 more
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BackgroundTesticular cancer is the most common solid malignancy in young men. Given the many histological classifications of testicular tumors, seminoma is one of the most treatable cancers.
Linjian Mo +15 more
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Temporal patterns of inflammatory gene expression in local tissues after banding or burdizzo castration in cattle [PDF]
peer-reviewedBackground: Castration of male cattle has been shown to elicit inflammatory reactions and acute inflammation is initiated and sustained by the participation of cytokines.
Gath Vivian +9 more
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