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Management of Embryonal Adenocarcinoma of the Testis in Childhood: An Analysis of 164 Cases

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Cancer in Childhood

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“For various reasons, tumors of the testis have always tended to arouse a measure of interest somewhat out of proportion to their clinical frequency. Such tumors are, of course, comparatively rare and few surgeons are given an opportunity for studying a large series at first hand”1.

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  1. Division of Urology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

    Robert D. Jeffs M.D., F.R.C.S.(C) (Chief, Assistant Professor of Surgery)

  2. University of Toronto, Canada

    Robert D. Jeffs M.D., F.R.C.S.(C) (Chief, Assistant Professor of Surgery)

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    John O. Godden M.D., C.M., M.Sc.(Med.), F.R.C.P.(C), M.A.(Educ. Th.) (Editor of Publications) (Editor of Publications)

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Jeffs, R.D. (1973). Management of Embryonal Adenocarcinoma of the Testis in Childhood: An Analysis of 164 Cases. In: Godden, J.O. (eds) Cancer in Childhood. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2070-8_10

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