Testis & epididymis
Germ cell tumors
Post-chemotherapy
Author: Turki Al-Hussain, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 January 2013
Minor changes: 10 September 2020
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PubMed search: Post chemotherapy resections [title]
Cite this page: Al-Hussain T. Post-chemotherapy. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/testispostchemo.html. Accessed September 30th, 2020.
Definition / general
- Presence of tumor after chemotherapy may determine need for additional chemotherapy
- Therapy related changes are foamy macrophages, fibroblastic proliferation, necrotic tumor cells
- Persistent teratoma often shows therapy related atypia in tumor and storma but this has no prognostic significance
Gross images
Contributed by Debra L. Zynger, M.D.
Lymph node with residual tumor (ypN3)
