Rete testis-associated nodular steroid cell nests: Description of putative pluripotential testicular hilus steroid cells

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 505-511

  Paner, Gladell P ^a   Kristiansen, Glen ^b   McKenney, Jesse K ^c   Amin, Mahul B ^a  

^a Cedars Sinai Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adrenal rests; ectopic; immunohistochemistry; Leydig cells; Rete testis; sex cord stromal tumor; steroid cells; testicular adnexal Leydig cells; testicular tumor of adrenogenital syndrome

Indexed keywords

17 OXOSTEROID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; RETE TESTIS; TESTIS TUMOR;

17-KETOSTEROIDS; ADRENOGENITAL SYNDROME; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARCINOMA, EMBRYONAL; EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; RETE TESTIS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953195551     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31820f16cb     Document Type: Article

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