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'''Appendix of the testis''' is a benign structure of the [[testis]] that is a remnant of the Muellerian duct.<ref name=pmid8886956>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sahni | first1 = D. | last2 = Jit | first2 = I. | last3 = Joshi | first3 = K. | last4 = Sanjeev | first4 = . | title = Incidence and structure of the appendices of the testis and epididymis. | journal = J Anat | volume = 189 ( Pt 2) | issue = | pages = 341-8 | month = Oct | year = 1996 | doi = | PMID = 8886956 }}</ref> | '''Appendix of the testis''' is a benign structure of the [[testis]] that is a remnant of the Muellerian duct.<ref name=pmid8886956>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sahni | first1 = D. | last2 = Jit | first2 = I. | last3 = Joshi | first3 = K. | last4 = Sanjeev | first4 = . | title = Incidence and structure of the appendices of the testis and epididymis. | journal = J Anat | volume = 189 ( Pt 2) | issue = | pages = 341-8 | month = Oct | year = 1996 | doi = | PMID = 8886956 }}</ref> | ||
It should not be confused with the [[appendix of the epididymis]]. | It should not be confused with the ''[[appendix of the epididymis]]''. | ||
==General== | |||
*Present in approximately 90% of individuals.<ref name=pmid23683670>{{Cite journal | last1 = Tostes | first1 = GD. | last2 = Costa | first2 = SF. | last3 = Carvalho | first3 = JP. | last4 = Costa | first4 = WS. | last5 = Sampaio | first5 = FJ. | last6 = Favorito | first6 = LA. | title = Structural analysis of testicular appendices in patients with cryptorchidism. | journal = Int Braz J Urol | volume = 39 | issue = 2 | pages = 240-7 | month = | year = | doi = | PMID = 23683670 }}</ref> | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Features: | Features:<ref name=pmid23683670/> | ||
*Non-ciliated epithelium. | *Non-ciliated epithelium. | ||
Revision as of 05:22, 30 October 2014
Appendix of the testis is a benign structure of the testis that is a remnant of the Muellerian duct.[1]
It should not be confused with the appendix of the epididymis.
General
- Present in approximately 90% of individuals.[2]
Microscopic
Features:[2]
- Non-ciliated epithelium.
See also
References
- ↑ Sahni, D.; Jit, I.; Joshi, K.; Sanjeev, . (Oct 1996). "Incidence and structure of the appendices of the testis and epididymis.". J Anat 189 ( Pt 2): 341-8. PMID 8886956.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tostes, GD.; Costa, SF.; Carvalho, JP.; Costa, WS.; Sampaio, FJ.; Favorito, LA.. "Structural analysis of testicular appendices in patients with cryptorchidism.". Int Braz J Urol 39 (2): 240-7. PMID 23683670.