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Ullrich-Turner Syndrome and Tumor Risk: Is There Another Chance to Early Gonadectomy in Positive TSPY and SRY Patients?
European journal of pediatric surgery : official journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et al] = Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie - 1 Jun 2016
Silveri Massimiliano, Grossi Armando, Bassani Francesca, Orazi Cinzia, Camassei Francesca Diomedi, Zaccara Antonio
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The presence of the Y chromosome in the karyotype of patients with disorders of sex differentiation is significantly associated with an increased risk to develop specific types of malignancies, predominantly type II germ cell tumors (GCTs). Gonadoblastoma in the gonads without an obvious testicular differentiation and intratubular germ cell neoplasia of unclassified type in testicular tissue are the precursor...
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