Primary neuroendocrine tumor of the testis

Testicular neuroendocrine tumor is rare. It accounts for less than 1% of all testicular neoplasms. More than 60 cases have been published in the literature. A 27-year-old man presented with left testicular mass and underwent radical orchidectomy. Histological examination showed neuroendocrine tumor,...

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Main Authors:	Shakir Alsharif, Mubarak Al-Shraim, Ahmed Alhadi, Abdulrahman Al-Aown, Fawzy Fooshang, Refat Eid
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:	Urology Annals
Subjects:	Neuroendocrine tumor orchidectomy testis
Online Access:	http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2014;volume=6;issue=2;spage=173;epage=175;aulast=Alsharif

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spelling	doaj-86fedf0855c4431cbb784c78667eadb12020-11-24T23:47:59ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsUrology Annals0974-77960974-78342014-01-016217317510.4103/0974-7796.130662Primary neuroendocrine tumor of the testisShakir AlsharifMubarak Al-ShraimAhmed AlhadiAbdulrahman Al-AownFawzy FooshangRefat EidTesticular neuroendocrine tumor is rare. It accounts for less than 1% of all testicular neoplasms. More than 60 cases have been published in the literature. A 27-year-old man presented with left testicular mass and underwent radical orchidectomy. Histological examination showed neuroendocrine tumor, confirmed by immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. The patient showed no evidence of metastasis over 1-year follow-up post-orchidectomy in spite of extensive tumor necrosis.http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2014;volume=6;issue=2;spage=173;epage=175;aulast=AlsharifNeuroendocrine tumororchidectomytestis
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author	Shakir Alsharif Mubarak Al-Shraim Ahmed Alhadi Abdulrahman Al-Aown Fawzy Fooshang Refat Eid
spellingShingle	Shakir Alsharif Mubarak Al-Shraim Ahmed Alhadi Abdulrahman Al-Aown Fawzy Fooshang Refat Eid Primary neuroendocrine tumor of the testis Urology Annals Neuroendocrine tumor orchidectomy testis
author_facet	Shakir Alsharif Mubarak Al-Shraim Ahmed Alhadi Abdulrahman Al-Aown Fawzy Fooshang Refat Eid
author_sort	Shakir Alsharif
title	Primary neuroendocrine tumor of the testis
title_short	Primary neuroendocrine tumor of the testis
title_full	Primary neuroendocrine tumor of the testis
title_fullStr	Primary neuroendocrine tumor of the testis
title_full_unstemmed	Primary neuroendocrine tumor of the testis
title_sort	primary neuroendocrine tumor of the testis
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Urology Annals
issn	0974-7796 0974-7834
publishDate	2014-01-01
description	Testicular neuroendocrine tumor is rare. It accounts for less than 1% of all testicular neoplasms. More than 60 cases have been published in the literature. A 27-year-old man presented with left testicular mass and underwent radical orchidectomy. Histological examination showed neuroendocrine tumor, confirmed by immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. The patient showed no evidence of metastasis over 1-year follow-up post-orchidectomy in spite of extensive tumor necrosis.
topic	Neuroendocrine tumor orchidectomy testis
url	http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2014;volume=6;issue=2;spage=173;epage=175;aulast=Alsharif
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Primary neuroendocrine tumor of the testis

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