Prepubertal testicular tumours in Kashmir--a histopathological report of 15 cases.
J Indian Med Assoc
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2004 Nov; 102(11): 620-2
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in English
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| ID: sea-99561
ABSTRACT
A total of 15 cases of prepubertal testicular tumours were reported by the department of pathology, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Kashmir over a period of 15 years, from January 1984 to December 1998. The cases included yolk sac tumour (10 cases; 67%), teratoma [(mature) 2 cases (13%)], rhabdomyosarcoma [(paratesticular) 2 cases (13%)] and NHL-Burkitt's lymphoma [one case (7%)]. The youngest patient was 10 months old and the oldest was of 14 years age. Ten cases (67%) occurred at or below the age of 4 years. The youngest patient had yolk sac tumour and oldest had rhabdomyosarcoma. In 2 cases both the testes were involved with one of these two cases having bilateral undescended testes.
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Main subject:
Rhabdomyosarcoma
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Teratoma
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Testicular Neoplasms
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Humans
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Male
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Registries
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Adolescent
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Burkitt Lymphoma
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Indian Med Assoc
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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