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| =Benign= | | =Benign= |
| ==Testicular atrophy== | | ==Testicular atrophy== |
| :''Cryptorchidism'' redirects here.
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| *[[AKA]] ''atrophic testis''. | | *[[AKA]] ''atrophic testis''. |
| *[[AKA]] ''atrophy of the testis''. | | *[[AKA]] ''atrophy of the testis''. |
| ===General===
| | {{Main|Testicular atrophy}} |
| *Microscopic appearance identical to ''cryptorchidism'' (undescended testis).<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_506-7>{{Ref PCPBoD8|506-7}}</ref>
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| ===Gross===
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| *Decreased size.
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| ===Microscopic===
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| Features:<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_506-7>{{Ref PCPBoD8|506-7}}</ref>
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| *Thickening of seminiferous tubule basement membrane.
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| *Intertubular fibrosis.
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| *Decreased sperm/no sperm present.
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| *End-stage testicle - only has Sertoli cell within the seminiferous tubules.
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| Image:
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| *[http://www.surgicalpathologyatlas.com/glfusion/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20080802171227609 Testicular atrophy (surgicalpathologyatlas.com)].
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| ===Sign out===
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| <pre>
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| TESTICLE, RIGHT, ORCHIECTOMY:
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| - ATROPHIC TESTICLE.
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| - NEGATIVE FOR INTRATUBULAR GERM CELL NEOPLASIA.
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| - NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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| </pre>
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| ====Micro====
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| The sections show seminiferous tubules surrounded by thick hyaline sleeves. In a large number of sections only Sertoli cells are found in the tubules.
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| In some sections poorly defined paucicellular tubular structures reminiscent of seminiferous tubules composed of hyaline material are present; these probably represent obsolete seminiferous tubules. Focally, fibrosis is seen without definite tumour outlines. There is no significant inflammation. The rete testis is identified.
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| Rare seminiferous tubules have spermatid within. The germ cells seen do not have appreciable nuclear atypia.
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| Numerous small Leydig cell clusters are seen in some sections.
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| ==Spermatocele== | | ==Spermatocele== |