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The '''epididymis''' is a mostly forgotten organ associated with the [[testis]]. It is rarely afflicited by tumours.<ref name=pmid22522502>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Yeung | first1 = CH. | last2 = Wang | first2 = K. | last3 = Cooper | first3 = TG. | title = Why are epididymal tumours so rare? | journal = Asian J Androl | volume = 14 | issue = 3 | pages = 465-75 | month = May | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1038/aja.2012.20 | PMID = 22522502 }}</ref>
The '''epididymis''' is a mostly forgotten organ associated with the [[testis]]. It is rarely afflicited by tumours.<ref name=pmid22522502>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Yeung | first1 = CH. | last2 = Wang | first2 = K. | last3 = Cooper | first3 = TG. | title = Why are epididymal tumours so rare? | journal = Asian J Androl | volume = 14 | issue = 3 | pages = 465-75 | month = May | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1038/aja.2012.20 | PMID = 22522502 }}</ref>
==Normal histology==
*Tubular structures lined by a pseudostratified epithelium with cilia.


==Pathology==
==Pathology==
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*Infections - typically afflicit the epididymis before the testis.
*Infections - typically afflicit the epididymis before the testis.
**The exception if [[syphilis]]; it afflicits the [[testis]] first.
**The exception if [[syphilis]]; it afflicits the [[testis]] first.
*Serous cystadenoma of the epididymis.<ref name=pmid17318978>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Klimis | first1 = T. | last2 = Vlahos | first2 = P. | last3 = Kokotas | first3 = N. | title = Serous cystadenoma of the epididymis of common epithelial ovarian type: case report with an immunohistochemical study. | journal = J BUON | volume = 11 | issue = 2 | pages = 237-40 | month =  | year =  | doi =  | PMID = 17318978 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 16:32, 9 October 2014

The epididymis is a mostly forgotten organ associated with the testis. It is rarely afflicited by tumours.[1]

Normal histology

  • Tubular structures lined by a pseudostratified epithelium with cilia.

Pathology

See also

References

  1. Yeung, CH.; Wang, K.; Cooper, TG. (May 2012). "Why are epididymal tumours so rare?". Asian J Androl 14 (3): 465-75. doi:10.1038/aja.2012.20. PMID 22522502.
  2. Toutziaris, C.; Kampantais, S.; Perdikis, I.; Gourvas, V.; Laskaridis, L.; Gkagkalidis, K.; Lakis, S.; Ioannidis, S. (2013). "Papillary cystadenoma of epididymis: Is there a need for further investigation in unilateral cases?". Int J Surg Case Rep 4 (7): 616-8. doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2013.03.038. PMID 23708309.
  3. Odrzywolski, KJ.; Mukhopadhyay, S. (Apr 2010). "Papillary cystadenoma of the epididymis.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 134 (4): 630-3. doi:10.1043/1543-2165-134.4.630. PMID 20367315.
  4. Klimis, T.; Vlahos, P.; Kokotas, N.. "Serous cystadenoma of the epididymis of common epithelial ovarian type: case report with an immunohistochemical study.". J BUON 11 (2): 237-40. PMID 17318978.