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If the testis is biopsied, it is usually for fertility -- to understand whether the man is really azoospermic. | If the testis is biopsied, it is usually for fertility -- to understand whether the man is really azoospermic. | ||
=Gross= | =Normal testis= | ||
==Gross== | |||
Anatomy - deep to superficial: | Anatomy - deep to superficial: | ||
*Tunica albuginea - fibrous layer. | *Tunica albuginea - fibrous layer. | ||
*Tunica vaginalis - thin mesothelial layer. | *Tunica vaginalis - thin mesothelial layer. | ||
= | ==Microscopic== | ||
===Seminiferous tubules=== | ===Seminiferous tubules=== | ||
*Sertoli cells ([[AKA]] sustentacular cell [[AKA]] nurse cell). | *Sertoli cells ([[AKA]] sustentacular cell [[AKA]] nurse cell). | ||
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*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?case=27&n=8 Appendix of testis (webpathology.com)]. | *[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?case=27&n=8 Appendix of testis (webpathology.com)]. | ||
*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?case=27&n=7 Appendix of testis (webpathology.com)]. | *[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?case=27&n=7 Appendix of testis (webpathology.com)]. | ||
==Sign out== | |||
<pre> | |||
TESTICLE, RIGHT, ORCHIECTOMY: | |||
- TESTICLE WITHOUT APPARENT PATHOLOGY. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR INTRATUBULAR GERM CELL NEOPLASIA. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY. | |||
</pre> | |||
=Diagnoses (overview)= | =Diagnoses (overview)= | ||