Association between testicular cancer and spina bifida occulta.
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.
Agostini
S
S
University Department of Radiodiagnostics, Florence, Italy.
Magrini
S M
SM
Simoncini
R
R
Biti
G
G
Villari
N
N
Giannardi
G
G
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