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| Caption = Spermatocytic tumour | | Caption = Spermatocytic tumour | ||
| Synonyms = spermatocytic seminoma (old term) | |||
| Micro = three cell populations: (1) small cells (6-8 µm) - with a large NC ratio, (2) medium cells (15-18 µm) with prominent nucleoli and spireme chromatin, (3) Large cells (50-100 µm) with spireme chromatin; mucoid lakes, intratubular spread | | Micro = three cell populations: (1) small cells (6-8 µm) - with a large NC ratio, (2) medium cells (15-18 µm) with prominent nucleoli and spireme chromatin, (3) Large cells (50-100 µm) with spireme chromatin; mucoid lakes, intratubular spread | ||
| Subtypes = | | Subtypes = | ||
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| Other = | | Other = | ||
| ClinDDx = other [[germ cell tumours]], [[lymphoma]] | | ClinDDx = other [[germ cell tumours]], [[lymphoma]] | ||
| Tx = excision to exclude malignancy | |||
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'''Spermatocytic tumour''' | '''Spermatocytic tumour''' is a rare benign testicular tumour. | ||
It was previously known as '''spermatocytic seminoma'''. It should ''not'' be confused with [[seminoma]] which is an unrelated tumour. | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||
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===Epidemiology=== | ===Epidemiology=== | ||
*Does | *Does ''not'' arise from ''[[germ cell neoplasia in situ]]'' (previously known as ''intratubular germ cell neoplasia'')<ref name=pmid3583416>{{cite journal |author=Müller J, Skakkebaek NE, Parkinson MC |title=The spermatocytic seminoma: views on pathogenesis |journal=Int. J. Androl. |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=147–56 |year=1987 |month=February |pmid=3583416 |doi= 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1987.tb00176.x|url=}}</ref> - '''not''' considered a subtype of [[seminoma]]. | ||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
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Image:Spermatocytic_seminoma_high_mag.jpg | Spermatocytic tumour - high mag. (WC) | Image:Spermatocytic_seminoma_high_mag.jpg | Spermatocytic tumour - high mag. (WC) | ||
Image:Spermatocytic_seminoma_intermed_mag.jpg | Spermatocytic tumour - intermed. mag. (WC) | Image:Spermatocytic_seminoma_intermed_mag.jpg | Spermatocytic tumour - intermed. mag. (WC) | ||
Image:testicular spermatocytic tumour high mag.jpg | Spermatocytic tumour - high mag. (WC) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||