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*Sertoli cells may have a cytoplasm with eosinophilic granules (lysosomes). This is a nonspecific finding described in several contexts.<ref name=pmid1672120>{{Cite journal | last1 = Nistal | first1 = M. | last2 = Garcia-Rodeja | first2 = E. | last3 = Paniagua | first3 = R. | title = Granular transformation of Sertoli cells in testicular disorders. | journal = Hum Pathol | volume = 22 | issue = 2 | pages = 131-7 | month = Feb | year = 1991 | doi = | PMID = 1672120 }}</ref> | *Sertoli cells may have a cytoplasm with eosinophilic granules (lysosomes). This is a nonspecific finding described in several contexts.<ref name=pmid1672120>{{Cite journal | last1 = Nistal | first1 = M. | last2 = Garcia-Rodeja | first2 = E. | last3 = Paniagua | first3 = R. | title = Granular transformation of Sertoli cells in testicular disorders. | journal = Hum Pathol | volume = 22 | issue = 2 | pages = 131-7 | month = Feb | year = 1991 | doi = | PMID = 1672120 }}</ref> | ||
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*[[Sertoli cell nodule]]. | *[[Sertoli cell nodule]]. | ||
*[[Testicular scar]]. | *[[Testicular scar]]. | ||
*[[Intratubular germ cell neoplasia]]. | *[[Intratubular germ cell neoplasia]]. | ||
*[[Seminoma]]. | *[[Seminoma]] - especially where intertubular growth is predominant.<ref name=pmid15316315>{{Cite journal | last1 = Henley | first1 = JD. | last2 = Young | first2 = RH. | last3 = Wade | first3 = CL. | last4 = Ulbright | first4 = TM. | title = Seminomas with exclusive intertubular growth: a report of 12 clinically and grossly inconspicuous tumors. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 28 | issue = 9 | pages = 1163-8 | month = Sep | year = 2004 | doi = | PMID = 15316315 }}</ref> | ||
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