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Neoplastic lesions and concretions in the rete testis

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posted on 2011-12-30, 18:07 authored by D.N. Rao Veeramachaneni, Rupert P. Amann, James P. Jacobson

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Taken from "Testis and Antler Dysgenesis in Sitka Black-Tailed Deer on Kodiak Island, Alaska: Sequela of Environmental Endocrine Disruption?"

Environmental Health Perspectives 2005;114(S-1):51-59.

Published online 21 Oct 2005

PMCID:PMC1874179.

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() Carcinoma, with proliferation of dysplastic epithelial cells (normally cuboidal) of the rete testis invading the stromal elements, in the testis of BCO deer 03-11. Methylene blue and Safranin-O staining. () Adenoma of rete tubules in the testis of BCO deer 03-6. Hypertrophic glandular epithelial cells with PAS-positive secretions are evident. PAS and hematoxylin staining. () Microlithiasis within rete testis tubules in the testis of BCO deer 03-13. PAS and hematoxylin staining. Scale bars: = 25 μm; and = 50 μm.