Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 350-354 , July 2010

Sarcoidosis and testicular cancer: A case series and literature review

Received 4 September 2008 ,Revised 24 September 2008 ,Accepted 25 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2008.09.029

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 350-354 , July 2010

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