Spermatocytic tumor
Relatively benign tumour of the testis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Spermatocytic tumor, previously called spermatocytic seminoma, is a neoplasm of the testis (i.e. a tumour of the testis), and classified as a germ cell tumour.
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Other names | Spermatocytic tumour |
Micrograph of a spermatocytic tumor. H&E stain. | |
Specialty | Pathology, urology |
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The name of the tumour comes from the similarity (under the microscope) between the small cells of the tumour and secondary spermatocytes.