Sertoli cell nodule

Sertoli cell nodule
Micrograph of a Sertoli cell nodule. H&E stain.
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A Sertoli cell nodule, also Pick's adenoma, testicular tubular adenoma and tubular adenoma of the testis, is a benign proliferation of Sertoli cells that arises in association with cryptorchidism (undescended testis). They are not composed of a clonal cell population, i.e. neoplastic; thus, technically, they should not be called an adenoma.

Sertoli cell nodules are unencapsulated nodules that consist of:

Micrograph of a Sertoli cell nodule. H&E stain.

Micrograph of a Sertoli cell nodule. H&E stain.

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