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*Invasion into the [[epididymis]], [[rete testis]] or tunica albuginea does not change the [[cancer staging|stage]].

*Rete testis involvement and hilar involvement may be seen or suspected at the time of [[cut-up]]. Both of these are poor prognosticators;<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Yilmaz | first1 = A. | last2 = Cheng | first2 = T. | last3 = Zhang | first3 = J. | last4 = Trpkov | first4 = K. | title = Testicular hilum and vascular invasion predict advanced clinical stage in nonseminomatous germ cell tumors. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume = 26 | issue = 4 | pages = 579-86 | month = Apr | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.2012.189 | PMID = 23238629 }}</ref> however, they are not incorporated into the (AJCC 7th Ed.) staging.