Full Description
This book, conceived as an atlas with emphasis in diagnostic images, presents some tumors displaying expected clinical, histological or biological behavior but in most of them that differs from that usual morphology or clinical behaviour. About 132 tumors of the testicles and paratesticular structures have been selected, representing all the testicular and paratesticular tumor groups, including germinal, gonadal stromal, non-gonadal stromal, rete testis tumors, ovarian-type epithelial tumors, and epididymis, spermatic cord and testicular covers as well as metastatic tumors.
The format with large number of images allows pathologists to identify the entities included at a glance. Each section corresponds to one case including a brief clinical history, a concise histological description with immunohistochemical techniques necessary to confirm the diagnosis. In addition, each section provides several sample images, with histological details of the appropriate morphological or characteristic immunoexpression of diagnostic markers and in the majority of cases gross or radiologic figures. Finally, each section ends with a comment on the problems of differential diagnosis that could arise. The book is intended for pathologists, urologists and oncologists.
Contents
Germ cell tumours derived from germinal cell neoplasia in situ - GCNIS.- Germ cell tumours unrelated to GCNIS.- Sex cord-stromal tumours (pure tumours).- Tumour containing both germ cell and sex cord-stromal elements.- Miscellaneous tumors of the testis.- Haematolymphoid tumors.- Tumours of the collecting duct and rete testis.- Tumours of paratesticular structures.- Mesenchmal tumours of the spermatic cord and testicular adnexa.- Metastatic tumours.
