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DETECTION OF GONADAL CARCINOMA IN SITU IN CHILDHOOD AND IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT
Author(s) -
MacMahon R. A.,
Cussen L. J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00317.x
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoma in situ , in situ , carcinoma , gynecology , pathology , physics , meteorology
Cells with the characteristic features of carcinoma in situ (CIS) were detected in histological sections of the gonads of three of seven children with clinical syndromes associated with a high risk of gonadal neoplasia. It is suggested that early detection of these cells may be useful in resolving problems of management, including gonadectomy and decisions about sex of rearing. Early detection of CIS cells may have a place in the management of the undescended testis.