Fertility and Sterility
Volume 82, Issue 2 , Pages 469-471 , August 2004

Incidental testicular tumors in infertile men

  • Raanan Tal, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Urology Section, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikva, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Raanan Tal, M.D., Urology Section, Rabin Medical Center – Beilinson Campus, 49100 Petah-Tikva, Israel (FAX: +972-3-9376569).
    • ,
  • Ronen Holland, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Urology Section, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikva, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Alexander Belenky, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Imaging, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikva, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Myriam Konichezky, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikva, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Jack Baniel, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Urology Section, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikva, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Received 26 August 2003 ,Revised 23 December 2003 ,Accepted 23 December 2003.

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PII: S0015-0282(04)00860-X

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.12.048

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 82, Issue 2 , Pages 469-471 , August 2004

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