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Epidemiology and Pathology of Tumors of Human Testis

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Tumors of the Male Genital System

Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research ((RECENTCANCER,volume 60))

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The incidence of testicular tumors in Germany is unknown. In the USA it is 3.1 per 100,000 (3) and 2.5 in Ontario (11). In the USA 0.64% of all male cancer deaths are attributed to testicular tumors. In England the corresponding figures are 0.52%. In both USA and Canada testicular tumors account for 11–13% of all cancer deaths in the age group 15–34 years. In the age group of 20–34 years old, testicular tumors constitute the most frequent malignant tumor following leukemia, Hodgkin’s and melanomas.

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  1. Pathologisches Institut, Westring 17, D-4400, Münster, Deutschland

    Ekkehard Grundmann

  2. Urologische Univ.-Klinik, D-5300, Bonn-Venusberg, Deutschland

    Winfried Vahlensieck

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Mostofi, F.K. (1977). Epidemiology and Pathology of Tumors of Human Testis. In: Grundmann, E., Vahlensieck, W. (eds) Tumors of the Male Genital System. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 60. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81095-4_19

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