Spontaneous regression of an extragonadal seminomatous germ cell tumor
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extragonadal germ cell tumor and male infertility
background: over recent decades a possible decrease in sperm quality and an increase in the incidence of testicular cancer have been reported in many populations. some recent findings, as cohort studies, showed an increased risk of testicular cancer in men with abnormal semen analysis. case: a 30 years old man referred to our clinic with chief compliant of infertility for 3 years. spermogram re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Treatment and Research Communications
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2468-2942
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2021.100383