An unusual mixed germ cell tumor of the testis consisting of rhabdomyosarcoma, mature teratoma and yolk sac tumor.
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Correspondence to: Dr Eva Lovrić, Department of Pathology and Cytology, Čakovec County Hospital, Ivana Gorana Kovačića 2E, Čakovec 40000, Croatia. Fax: +385-1379-7244 E-mail: [email protected] Received: 19 September 2009 Revised: 27 November 2009 Accepted: 25 December 2009 Published online: 22 February 2010 Letters to the Editor Asian Journal of Andrology (2010) 12: 451–452 © 2010 AJA, SIMM & SJTU All rights reserved 1008-682X/10 $ 32.00 www.nature.com/aja
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Asian journal of andrology
دوره 12 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010