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Editorial
. 2022 Nov-Dec;48(6):981-987.
doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2022.0318.

Testicular involvement in pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia: what to do about it?

Lisieux Eyer de Jesus  1   2 , Samuel Dekermacher  2 , Glaucia Campos Resende  2 , Renata Rangel Justiniano  2
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Editorial

Testicular involvement in pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia: what to do about it?

Lisieux Eyer de Jesus et al. Int Braz J Urol. 2022 Nov-Dec.
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None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Early left testicular recurrence in a 4-year-old boy.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Treatment algorithm suggested by the authors to treat ALL cases, according to the clinical situation and response to treatments, considering primary testicular affection and testicular recurrence. Local treatment in this context means either ipsilateral orchiectomy or radiotherapy with contralateral biopsy.
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