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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.<ref name=pmid3799821>{{Cite journal | last1 = Newbold | first1 = RR. | last2 = Bullock | first2 = BC. | last3 = McLachlan | first3 = JA. | title = Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis. Diethylstilbestrol-induced lesions of the mouse rete testis. | journal = Am J Pathol | volume = 125 | issue = 3 | pages = 625-8 | month = Dec | year = 1986 | doi = | PMID = 3799821 | PMC = 1888460 | URL = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1888460/?page=1}}</ref> | |||
*Possible association of diethylstilbestrol.<ref name=pmid3799821/> | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Adenocarcinoma: | |||
**Tubular or papillary architecture.<ref name=pmid3799821/> | |||
**Columnar cells with cigar-shaped nuclei. | |||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Adenocarcinoma_of_the_rete_testis_-_intermed_mag.jpg | Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis - intermed. mag. (WC/Nephron) | |||
Image:Adenocarcinoma_of_the_rete_testis_-_extra_-_high_mag.jpg | Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis - high mag. (WC/Nephron) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Testis]]. | |||
*[[Rete testis]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
[[Category:Testis]] |
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