Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 29-32 , February 2008

Ectopic Leydig cells of testis: An immunohistochemical study on tissue microarray

  • Sun-Young Jun, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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  • Jae Y. Ro, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Yong W. Park, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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  • Kyu-Rae Kim, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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  • Alberto G. Ayala, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA

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PII: S1092-9134(07)00022-6

doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2007.02.003

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 29-32 , February 2008

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