Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis

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Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis, also rete testis adenocarcinoma, is a very rare malignant tumour of the testis.

General

  • Extremely rare - a few dozen cases in the world literature.[1]
  • Possible association of diethylstilbestrol.[1]
  • Prognosis poor - 3-year and 5-year disease-free survival approximately 50% and 15% respectively.[2]

Microscopic

Features:

  • Adenocarcinoma:
    • Tubular or papillary architecture.[1]
    • Columnar cells with cigar-shaped nuclei.

DDx:

Images

  • ART - low mag. (WC)

  • ART - intermed. mag. (WC)

  • ART - high mag. (WC)

  • ART - high mag. (WC)

  • ART - very high mag. (WC)

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Newbold, RR.; Bullock, BC.; McLachlan, JA. (Dec 1986). "Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis. Diethylstilbestrol-induced lesions of the mouse rete testis.". Am J Pathol 125 (3): 625-8. PMC 1888460. PMID 3799821. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1888460/.
  2. ↑ Sánchez-Chapado, M.; Angulo, JC.; Haas, GP. (Oct 1995). "Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis.". Urology 46 (4): 468-75. doi:10.1016/S0090-4295(99)80257-X. PMID 7571213.
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