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CarcinomaIn situ of the testis: Review of biological and clinical features
10 Dec 1999
Abstract excerpt
Carcinoma in situ of the testis (CIS) is the uniform precursor of testicular germ-cell tumours. Morphologically, CIS consists of large, intratubular, gonocyte-like cells with large nuclei and abundant glycogen. CIS cells are probably derived from primordial germ cells and are supposed to be present in the testis of a future testis cancer patient at the time of birth. CIS cells appear to spread inside the...
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