Difference between revisions of "Vas deferens"

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*Seen in the context of ''vasectomy''.
*Seen in the context of ''vasectomy''.


Note:
*Vasectomy is associated with [[testicle|testicular changes]] - increased seminiferous tubule wall thickness and decreased number of Sertoli cells.<ref name=pmid4058505>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Jarow | first1 = JP. | last2 = Budin | first2 = RE. | last3 = Dym | first3 = M. | last4 = Zirkin | first4 = BR. | last5 = Noren | first5 = S. | last6 = Marshall | first6 = FF. | title = Quantitative pathologic changes in the human testis after vasectomy. A controlled study. | journal = N Engl J Med | volume = 313 | issue = 20 | pages = 1252-6 | month = Nov | year = 1985 | doi = 10.1056/NEJM198511143132003 | PMID = 4058505 }}</ref>
===Gross===
*Cylindrical piece of tissue.
Note:
*Surface should be inked.
===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
Features:
Features:
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Note:
Note:
*Muscle layers - like in bowel.
*Muscle layers - like in bowel.
*Lumen must be completely visualized in the plane of section.


DDx:
DDx:
*Missed vas deferens.
*Missed vas deferens.
*Incomplete vasectomy - only partial lumen.


===IHC===
===IHC===
48,830

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