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==General== | ==General== | ||
*Well-reported uncommon finding. | *Well-reported uncommon finding. | ||
*May result from the spontaneous regression of a (germ cell) tumour.<ref name=pmid16819328>{{cite journal |author=Balzer BL, Ulbright TM |title=Spontaneous regression of testicular germ cell tumors: an analysis of 42 cases |journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=30 |issue=7 |pages=858–65 |year=2006 |month=July |pmid=16819328 |doi=10.1097/01.pas.0000209831.24230.56 |url=}}</ref> | |||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
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*[[necrosis|Necrotic]] tumour. | *[[necrosis|Necrotic]] tumour. | ||
*[[Germ cell tumour]], e.g. [[seminoma]]. | *[[Germ cell tumour]], e.g. [[seminoma]]. | ||
*Regressed germ cell tumour - suggestive features:<ref name=pmid16819328/> | |||
**Distinct scar +/-[[intratubular germ cell neoplasia]] (ITGCN) +/-coarse calcifications (intratubular). | |||
**Scar with prominent (small) blood vessels (weakly suggestive). | |||
**Scar with lymphoplasmacytic inflammatory infiltrate (weakly suggestive). | |||
===Images=== | ===Images=== |
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