title: A benign gonadal stromal tumor of the testis of spindle fibroblastic type.
abstract: Non-Leydig cell gonadal stromal tumors of the testis are rare and most are benign. Criteria for determining malignancy are poorly defined. A gonadal stromal tumor of spindle fibroblastic cells presented in a 34 year old male. The patient remains alive and well with no evidence of metastasis 3 years following surgery. Light and electron microscopical features of the tumor are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Sage
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Sorrell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D005347:Fibroblasts; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014746:Vimentin