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The '''vas deferens''' are often seen as part of a [[prostate gland|prostatectomy]] specimen.<ref>URL: [http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html]. Accessed on: 26 September 2011.</ref> They seldom arrive alone. | The '''vas deferens''' are often seen as part of a [[prostate gland|prostatectomy]] specimen.<ref>URL: [http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html]. Accessed on: 26 September 2011.</ref> They are the component of the [[spermatic cord]] that carries the sperm. They seldom arrive alone. | ||
==Vasitis nodosa== | ==Vasitis nodosa== | ||
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***Nucleoli. | ***Nucleoli. | ||
***Contain sperm - small, dark staining, teardrop-shaped (~1 micrometer) - '''key feature'''. | ***Contain sperm - small, dark staining, teardrop-shaped (~1 micrometer) - '''key feature'''. | ||
*+/-Sperm | *+/-[[Sperm granuloma]]s. | ||
**Histocytes - abundant foamy cytoplasm. | **Histocytes - abundant foamy cytoplasm. | ||
**Sperm - small, dark staining, teardrop-shaped (~1 micrometer). | **Sperm - small, dark staining, teardrop-shaped (~1 micrometer). | ||