Fine needle aspiration cytology of a large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor of the testis.
A case of a large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor (LCCSCT) of the testis in a 7-year-old boy is presented. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytologic smears showed large polygonal tumor cells with abundant finely granular or vacuolated eosinophilic cytoplasm and eccentric nuclei with one distinct nucleolus. A variable amount of amorphous calcification was a constant feature. The light microscopic and ultrastructural features of the tumor cells supported a Sertoli cell origin of the tumor. This tumor is found frequently associated with complex endocrine disorders and usually has a benign course. This case, which appears to be the first such case diagnosed by FNA cytology, shows the efficacy of FNA cytology in the presurgical evaluation of testicular masses.
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Institute of Pathology, 2nd Medical School, University of Naples, Italy.
Insabato
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De Chiara
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Latella
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D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012707:Sertoli Cell Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*