title: Association between testicular cancer and spina bifida occulta.
abstract: Data are reported suggesting a high incidence of spina bifida occulta among testicular cancer patients. The relevance of a diagnosis of spina bifida occulta as a risk factor for testicular cancer is discussed, also considering the background information available on a common genetic origin for some urogenital malignancies which are often associated with different types of malformations.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Radiodiagnostics, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agostini
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Magrini
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Simoncini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biti
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Villari
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giannardi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology