Cribriform hyperplasia

Testis and epididymis
Epididymal tumors
Cribriform hyperplasia

Author: Rafael Jimenez, M.D. (see Authors page)

Revised: 2 June 2017, last major update March 2012

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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) description

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Definition / general

Resembles cribriform DCIS of breast but not premalignant or malignant
May be present in 50% of specimens
References: Arch Pathol Lab Med 1994;118:1020

Microscopic (histologic) description

Complex arcades and cellular bridges spanning dilated epididymal lumina
Hyperchromatic nuclei but no atypia, no mitotic activity