Selected other problematic testicular and paratesticular lesions: Rete testis neoplasms and pseudotumors, mesothelial lesions and secondary tumors

Modern Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages

  Amin, Mahul B ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenomatoid tumor; Immunohistochemistry; Malignant mesothelioma; Metastatic carcinoma; Mucinous tumors; Paratestis; Rete testis carcinoma; Rete testis hyperplasia; Serous neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOID TUMOR; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDIDYMIS; EPIDIDYMIS CARCINOMA; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESOTHELIOMA; METASTASIS; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTUMOR; RETE TESTIS; RETE TESTIS TUMOR; SECOND CANCER; TESTIS TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOMATOID TUMOR; ALGORITHMS; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, SEROUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; RETE TESTIS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 13244274949     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800314     Document Type: Conference Paper

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