BIOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF GERM CELL TUMORS OF THE TESTIS
Authors:
doc. MUDr. Ondřej Hes; Ph.D. doc. MUDr. Milan Hora 1; Ph.D. as. MUDr. prof. MUDr. Hana Veličkinová Michal Michal 2 2 1
Authors‘ workplace:
Oddělení speciální diagnostiky ŠPAÚ FN Plzeň
1; Urologická klinika LF a FN Plzeň
2
Published in:
Urol List 2006; 4(3): 8-9
Overview
Germ cell tumours of the testis differ in certain aspects from other tumours in human pathology. Specific features of such tumours, their biological behaviour, mechanism of the metastasing and prognoses are discussed.
KEY WORDS:
testis (testicle), germ cell tumour, biological behaviour, metastasis
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