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Teratoma Generation in the Testis Capsule
Published on: November 7, 2011
[Fundamentals in the pathology of testicular germ cell tumours]
Alexander Fichtner1, Felix Bremmer2
1Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37073, Göttingen, Deutschland.
Abstract:
Testicular germ cell tumours (GCT) represent the most common malignant neoplasia in young male adults between the age of 15 and 44. Because of their different biological behaviour it is important to differentiate prepubertal GCTs from postpubertal GCTs. This distinction is made by presence or absence of a germ cell neoplasia in situ. Histopathological diagnostics can be challenging due to different tumour subtypes and their different growth patterns. Therefore, knowledge of morphologic variants and immunohistochemical markers is important.
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