Burned-Out Testicular Tumors in Adolescents: Clinical Aspects and Outcome

• Main Authors: Giorgio Persano (Author), Alessandro Crocoli (Author), Maria Debora De Pasquale (Author), Raffaele Cozza (Author), Rita Alaggio (Author), Francesca Diomedi Camassei (Author), Federico Beati (Author), Pierluigi Di Paolo (Author), Cristina Martucci (Author), Alessandro Inserra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Testicular germ cell tumors are the fourth most common neoplasm in adolescents, accounting for 8% of all tumors in the age group 15-19 years. On rare instances, the primary testicular lesion is not clinically or radiologically evident while nodal or visceral metastases represent the clinica...