Evaluation of diagnostic methods in children with nonpalpable undescended testis
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Undescended Testis
Neoplasia UDT is associated with an increased risk of germ cell tumour of the testis. It has been suggested that males with UDT have a 40 times increase in the rate of neoplasia above the general population.1 Although this number is debatable, these data need to be interpreted with caution because testicular malignancy is very rare in Africa.2 The role of orchiopexy in reducing malignancy is co...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1738-1061
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2006.49.7.732