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Embryonal carcinoma of testis in elderly men

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A rare case of pure embryonal carcinoma of the testis in a 63-year-old man is presented. The literature on germ cell tumours in men 60 years of age and older is also presented.

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  1. Department of Urology, Institute of Pathology, Soroka University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheba, Israel

    J. Kaneti, E. Maor, L. Lissmer, Z. Schmailowitz & C. Blank

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Kaneti, J., Maor, E., Lissmer, L. et al. Embryonal carcinoma of testis in elderly men. International Urology and Nephrology 20, 641–645 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02549497

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