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[[Image:Normal_Vas_Deferens%2C_Human_%283952564123%29.jpg|thumb|right|Vas deferens. (WC/Ed Uthman)]] | [[Image:Normal_Vas_Deferens%2C_Human_%283952564123%29.jpg|thumb|right|Vas deferens. (WC/Ed Uthman)]] | ||
The '''vas deferens''' are often seen as part of a [[prostate gland|prostatectomy]] specimen.<ref>URL: [http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html]. Accessed on: 26 September 2011.</ref> They are the component of the [[spermatic cord]] that carries the sperm. | The '''vas deferens''' (plural: vasa deferentia) are often seen as part of a [[prostate gland|prostatectomy]] specimen.<ref>URL: [http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html]. Accessed on: 26 September 2011.</ref> They are the component of the [[spermatic cord]] that carries the sperm. | ||
They often arrive alone -- removed for family planning ([[vasectomy]]). | They often arrive alone -- removed for family planning ([[vasectomy]]), where the job of the pathologist is to confirm a full transverse section. | ||
==Normal vas deferens== | ==Normal vas deferens== | ||