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Recent Advances in Imaging of Male Reproductive Tract Malignancies

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Imaging in Oncology

Part of the book series: Cancer Treatment and Research ((CTAR,volume 143))

The male reproductive system includes those organs whose function is to accomplish reproduction. This consists of testes, which produce spermatoza and hormones, a series of ducts that store and transport the sperm, seminal vesicles, the prostate and the penis. Cancer of the male reproductive system includes testicular, prostatic and penile neoplasms. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men between 15- to 35-years-old, and about 36,000 men are diagnosed with testicular cancer each year. Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy in males. Cancer of the penis is rare in western males, but more common in South East Asia and India. It is most often diagnosed in men over the age of 60 years. This chapter will present an overview of imaging of male reproductive tract malignancies.

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Fütterer, J.J., Spermon, J.R. (2008). Recent Advances in Imaging of Male Reproductive Tract Malignancies. In: Blake, M.A., Kalra, M.K. (eds) Imaging in Oncology. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 143. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75587-8_14

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