Study A salutary tale of mistaken identity in testicular cancer. Citation Text: Waterston A, Seywright M, White J. A salutary tale of mistaken identity in testicular cancer. Urol Oncol. 2006;24(5):407-9. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL September 27, 2006 Waterston A, Seywright M, White J. Urol Oncol. 2006;24(5):407-9. View more articles from the same authors. The authors provide a case report to illustrate how practitioner reliance on imaging alone can lead to diagnostic error. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Waterston A, Seywright M, White J. A salutary tale of mistaken identity in testicular cancer. Urol Oncol. 2006;24(5):407-9. 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