An overview of testicular germ cell tumors

A Bahrami, JY Ro, AG Ayala - Archives of pathology & …, 2007 - meridian.allenpress.com
Abstract Context.—More than 90% of testicular neoplasms originate from germ cells.
Testicular germ cell tumors (GCTs) are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms with diverse …

Cancer testis antigen expression in testicular germ cell tumorigenesis

PK Bode, A Thielken, S Brandt, A Barghorn, B Lohe… - Modern …, 2014 - nature.com
Cancer testis antigens are encoded by germ line-associated genes that are present in
normal germ cells of testis and ovary but not in differentiated tissues. Their expression in …

Spermatocytic seminoma: review of the literature and description of a new case of the anaplastic variant

M Lombardi, M Valli, M Brisigotti… - International Journal of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The aims of this paper were to review the literature of Spermatocytic Seminoma (SS)
updating its clinico-pathological features and to present a new case of the exceptionally rare …

Pattern of placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) expression in human tumors: a tissue microarray study on 12,381 tumors

V Reiswich, N Gorbokon, AM Luebke… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) is commonly expressed at high levels in testicular
germ cell tumors. PLAP immunohistochemistry (IHC) is thus often used to confirm this …

The utility of immunostaining for NUT, GAGE 7 and NY‐ESO‐1 in the diagnosis of spermatocytic seminoma

CS Kao, SS Badve, TM Ulbright - Histopathology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To identify specific positive immunohistochemical markers for spermatocytic seminoma
(SS). Methods and results We studied the reactivity of 94 (total) cases of SS, seminoma …

Expression of the C‐terminal region of the SSX protein is a useful diagnostic biomarker for spermatocytic tumour

WJ Anderson, FM Maclean, AM Acosta… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Spermatocytic tumour (ST) is a rare testicular germ cell neoplasm with few confirmatory
biomarkers that can be challenging to diagnose. Like normal spermatogonia, STs are known …

Anaplastic variant of spermatocytic seminoma

P Dundr, M Pešl, C Povýšil, P Prokopová… - … -Research and Practice, 2007 - Elsevier
We report a case of a 56-year-old male with an anaplastic variant of spermatocytic
seminoma of the left testis. Grossly, the tumor measured 10× 7.5× 6.5 cm and consisted of …

Spermatocytic tumor with sarcoma: a rare testicular neoplasm

AE Stueck, JE Grantmyre, LA Wood… - … Journal of Surgical …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Spermatocytic tumor, formerly known as spermatocytic seminoma, is an uncommon
testicular neoplasm which is a distinct clinicopathologic entity from classic seminoma. These …

Benign and malignant neoplasms of the testis and paratesticular tissue

TZ Ali, AV Parwani - Surgical Pathology Clinics, 2009 - Elsevier
Benign and malignant tumors of the testes and paratesticular tissues present an interesting
spectrum of diagnostic entities often encountered in routine surgical pathology practice …

[HTML][HTML] Spermatocytic seminoma: a 21 years' retrospective study in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

S Haroon, MU Tariq, S Fatima… - International Journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Spermatocytic seminoma is a rare testicular germ cell tumor of old men.
Accounting for 1-4% of all seminomas, spermatocytic seminomas have distinct …