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{{ Infobox diagnosis
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Image      = Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis -- low mag.jpg
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| Caption    = Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis. [[H&E stain]].
| Synonyms  =
| Micro      = epithelium with tubulopapillary or cribriform architecture separated by small amount of stroma
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      = [[adenocarcinoma of the rete testis]]
| Stains    =
| IHC        =
| EM        =
| Molecular  =
| IF        =
| Gross      = +/-testicular mass
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[rete testis]]
| Assdx      =
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx = typically an incidental finding
| Signs      =
| Symptoms  =
| Prevalence = uncommon
| Bloodwork  =
| Rads      =
| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  = benign
| Other      =
| ClinDDx    =
| Tx        = inconsequential
}}
'''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]].<ref name=pmid24311150>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Martino | first1 = G. | last2 = Pasta | first2 = V. | last3 = Ciardi | first3 = A. | last4 = Palmieri | first4 = A. | last5 = Marinaccio | first5 = L. | last6 = Malavenda | first6 = MS. | last7 = Monti | first7 = M. | title = Rete testis adenomatous hyperplasia: our experience. | journal = Ann Ital Chir | volume = 84 | issue = ePub | pages =  | month = Dec | year = 2013 | doi =  | PMID = 24311150 }}</ref><ref name=pmid24596538>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Ozgur | first1 = T. | last2 = Akin | first2 = MM. | last3 = Gokce | first3 = H. | last4 = Davarci | first4 = M. | title = Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis: Not a true hyperplasia, just proliferation! | journal = Contemp Oncol (Pozn) | volume = 17 | issue = 5 | pages = 466-7 | month =  | year = 2013 | doi = 10.5114/wo.2013.37227 | PMID = 24596538 }}</ref>
'''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]].<ref name=pmid24311150>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Martino | first1 = G. | last2 = Pasta | first2 = V. | last3 = Ciardi | first3 = A. | last4 = Palmieri | first4 = A. | last5 = Marinaccio | first5 = L. | last6 = Malavenda | first6 = MS. | last7 = Monti | first7 = M. | title = Rete testis adenomatous hyperplasia: our experience. | journal = Ann Ital Chir | volume = 84 | issue = ePub | pages =  | month = Dec | year = 2013 | doi =  | PMID = 24311150 }}</ref><ref name=pmid24596538>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Ozgur | first1 = T. | last2 = Akin | first2 = MM. | last3 = Gokce | first3 = H. | last4 = Davarci | first4 = M. | title = Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis: Not a true hyperplasia, just proliferation! | journal = Contemp Oncol (Pozn) | volume = 17 | issue = 5 | pages = 466-7 | month =  | year = 2013 | doi = 10.5114/wo.2013.37227 | PMID = 24596538 }}</ref>


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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==
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===Images===
===Images===
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Image: Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis -- very low mag.jpg | AHRT - very low mag.
Image: Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis -- low mag.jpg | AHRT - low mag.
Image: Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis - alt -- low mag.jpg | AHRT - low mag.
Image: Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis -- intermed mag.jpg | AHRT - intermed. mag.
Image: Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis -- high mag.jpg | AHRT - high mag.
</gallery>
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*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934021/figure/F0001/ AHRT (nih.gov)].<ref name=pmid24596538/>
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934021/figure/F0001/ AHRT (nih.gov)].<ref name=pmid24596538/>
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