Difference between revisions of "Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis"

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*Uncommon.
*Uncommon.
*Often an incidental finding in an [[orchiectomy]] done for other reasons.<ref name=pmid12792886>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Nistal | first1 = M. | last2 = Castillo | first2 = MC. | last3 = Regadera | first3 = J. | last4 = García-Cabezas | first4 = MA. | title = Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis. A review and report of new cases. | journal = Histol Histopathol | volume = 18 | issue = 3 | pages = 741-52 | month = Jul | year = 2003 | doi =  | PMID = 12792886 }}</ref>
*Often an incidental finding in an [[orchiectomy]] done for other reasons.<ref name=pmid12792886>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Nistal | first1 = M. | last2 = Castillo | first2 = MC. | last3 = Regadera | first3 = J. | last4 = García-Cabezas | first4 = MA. | title = Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis. A review and report of new cases. | journal = Histol Histopathol | volume = 18 | issue = 3 | pages = 741-52 | month = Jul | year = 2003 | doi =  | PMID = 12792886 }}</ref>
*Possibly related to [[testicular atrophy]].<ref name=pmid12549646>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Uguz | first1 = A. | last2 = Gönlüşen | first2 = G. | last3 = Ergin | first3 = M. | last4 = Tunali | first4 = N. | title = Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis: report of two cases. | journal = Int Urol Nephrol | volume = 34 | issue = 1 | pages = 87-9 | month =  | year = 2002 | doi =  | PMID = 12549646 }}</ref>
*Possibly related to [[testicular atrophy]].<ref name=pmid12549646>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Uguz | first1 = A. | last2 = Gönlüşen | first2 = G. | last3 = Ergin | first3 = M. | last4 = Tunali | first4 = N. | title = Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis: report of two cases. | journal = Int Urol Nephrol | volume = 34 | issue = 1 | pages = 87-9 | month =  | year = 2002 | doi =  | PMID = 12549646 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Butterworth | first1 = DM. | last2 = Bisset | first2 = DL. | title = Cribriform intra-tubular epididymal change and adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis--a consequence of testicular atrophy? | journal = Histopathology | volume = 21 | issue = 5 | pages = 435-8 | month = Nov | year = 1992 | doi =  | PMID = 1452126 }}</ref>


==Gross==
==Gross==

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Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis (abbreviated AHRT), also rete testis adenomatous hyperplasia, is a rare benign lesion of the rete testis that may be confused with malignancy.[1][2]

General

Gross

  • +/-Testicular mass.

Microscopic

Features:[2]

  • Epithelium with tubulopapillary or cribriform architecture separated by small amount of stroma.

DDx:

Images

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Martino, G.; Pasta, V.; Ciardi, A.; Palmieri, A.; Marinaccio, L.; Malavenda, MS.; Monti, M. (Dec 2013). "Rete testis adenomatous hyperplasia: our experience.". Ann Ital Chir 84 (ePub). PMID 24311150.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ozgur, T.; Akin, MM.; Gokce, H.; Davarci, M. (2013). "Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis: Not a true hyperplasia, just proliferation!". Contemp Oncol (Pozn) 17 (5): 466-7. doi:10.5114/wo.2013.37227. PMID 24596538.
  3. ↑ Nistal, M.; Castillo, MC.; Regadera, J.; García-Cabezas, MA. (Jul 2003). "Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis. A review and report of new cases.". Histol Histopathol 18 (3): 741-52. PMID 12792886.
  4. ↑ Uguz, A.; Gönlüşen, G.; Ergin, M.; Tunali, N. (2002). "Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis: report of two cases.". Int Urol Nephrol 34 (1): 87-9. PMID 12549646.
  5. ↑ Butterworth, DM.; Bisset, DL. (Nov 1992). "Cribriform intra-tubular epididymal change and adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis--a consequence of testicular atrophy?". Histopathology 21 (5): 435-8. PMID 1452126.
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