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'''Testicular adrenal rest tumour''', abbreviated '''TART''', is a rare tumour associated with increased ACTH, typically seen in the context of congenital adrenal hyperplasia.<ref name=pmid24967019>{{Cite journal | last1 = Olpin | first1 = JD. | last2 = Witt | first2 = B. | title = Testicular adrenal rest tumors in a patient with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. | journal = J Radiol Case Rep | volume = 8 | issue = 2 | pages = 46-53 | month = Feb | year = 2014 | doi = 10.3941/jrcr.v8i2.1489 | PMID = 24967019 }}</ref> | '''Testicular adrenal rest tumour''', abbreviated '''TART''', is a rare tumour associated with increased ACTH, typically seen in the context of congenital adrenal hyperplasia.<ref name=pmid24967019>{{Cite journal | last1 = Olpin | first1 = JD. | last2 = Witt | first2 = B. | title = Testicular adrenal rest tumors in a patient with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. | journal = J Radiol Case Rep | volume = 8 | issue = 2 | pages = 46-53 | month = Feb | year = 2014 | doi = 10.3941/jrcr.v8i2.1489 | PMID = 24967019 }}</ref> | ||
==General== | |||
*Very rare. | |||
Clinical: | |||
*Serum ACTH elevated. | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Nests of eosinophilic cells interspersed with thin bands of fibrous tissue. | |||
*Mild (endocrine) nuclear atypia. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Leydig cell tumour]] - history different. | |||
===Images=== | |||
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4037253/figure/f4-jrcr-8-2-46/ TART (nih.gov)]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||