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Testis and epididymis
Testicular neoplasms
Classification

Author: Turki Al-Hussain, M.D. (see Authors page)

Revised: 11 April 2017, last major update January 2013

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Modified Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) and World Health Organization (WHO) Histologic Classification of Testicular Tumors | Practical Classification | Additional references
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Modified Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) and World Health Organization (WHO) Histologic Classification of Testicular Tumors
Germ Cell Tumors
  • Precursor lesion
    • Intratubular germ cell neoplasm, unclassified
    • Intratubular germ cell neoplasm, specific type
  • Tumors of 1 histologic type
    • Seminoma
      • Variant: Seminoma with syncytiotrophoblastic cells
      • Partially regressed tumor showing seminoma with scar
    • Spermatocytic seminoma
      • Variant: Spermatocytic seminoma with a sarcomatous component
    • Embryonal carcinoma
    • Yolk sac tumor
    • Choriocarcinoma
      • Variant: "Monophasic" type
    • Placental site trophoblastic tumor
    • Trophoblastic tumor, unclassified
    • Teratoma
      • With a secondary somatic type malignant component
      • Monodermal variants
        • Carcinoid
        • Primitive neuroectodermal tumor
        • Others
  • Tumors of more than 1 histologic type
    • Mixed germ cell tumor (specify components; estimate approximate percentage of each)
  • Testicular scar, consistent with regressed tumor
    • Scar only
    • Scar with intratubular germ cell neoplasia
    • Partially regressed tumor with scar and residual germ cell tumor (specify type)

Sex Cord Stromal Tumors
  • Leydig cell tumor
  • Sertoli cell tumor
    • Variant: Large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor
    • Variant: Sclerosing Sertoli cell tumor
  • Granulosa cell tumor
    • Adult type
    • Juvenile type
  • Mixed and indeterminate (unclassified) sex cord stromal tumor

Mixed Germ Cell Sex Cord Stromal Tumors
  • Gonadoblastoma
  • Unclassified
Practical Classification
  • Seminoma or nonseminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT)
  • Biologically, seminoma and NSGCT are closely linked but treatment is different
  • Rarely, patient has mixed seminoma and NSGCT
Additional references
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