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*Decreased sperm/no sperm present. | *Decreased sperm/no sperm present. | ||
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*End-stage testicle - only has Sertoli cell within the seminiferous tubules. | *End-stage testicle - only has Sertoli cell within the seminiferous tubules. | ||
*Sertoli cells may have a cytoplasm with eosinophilic granules (lysosomes). This is a nonspecific finding described in several contexts.<ref name=pmid1672120>{{Cite journal | last1 = Nistal | first1 = M. | last2 = Garcia-Rodeja | first2 = E. | last3 = Paniagua | first3 = R. | title = Granular transformation of Sertoli cells in testicular disorders. | journal = Hum Pathol | volume = 22 | issue = 2 | pages = 131-7 | month = Feb | year = 1991 | doi = | PMID = 1672120 }}</ref> | |||
Other considerations (DDx): | Other considerations (DDx): | ||