Detection of testicular neoplasms by cytological examination of seminal fluid.
The technique for detection of neoplastic cells in the seminal fluid of patients with testicular malignancies is presented. This preliminary study of 7 patients with testicular tumors and 50 controls demonstrates the possibility of using cytological examination of the sperm as the screening method for testicular tumors.
Czaplicki
M
M
Department of Urology, Medical Academy, Warsaw, Poland.
Rojewska
J
J
Pykalo
R
R
Szymanska
K
K
D000328:Adult; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000473:pathology; D012661:Semen / Q000166:cytology*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*