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Tumors of the testis in two brothers: A case report
Author(s) -
Wobbes Th.,
Hoekstra H. J.,
Sleyfer D. T. H.,
Koops H. Schraffordt
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930170206
Subject(s) - testicle , embryonal carcinoma , medicine , pathogenesis , carcinoma , pathology , anatomy , biology , gene , genetics , cellular differentiation
This paper described two nontwin brothers with a nonseminoma tumor of a testicle: an embryonal carcinoma in one and an embryonal carcinoma with seminomatous components in the other. Testicular tumors of the same type have the same frequency in twin brothers as in nontwin brothers. For the present, there is no insight into the genetic influence in the pathogenesis of testicular tumors.