testicle tumors Flashcards
1
Q
difference in the eval of testicular tumors from other tumors
A
not biopsied due to risk of seeding scrotum
2
Q
elevated bHCG from tumors can lead to (2)
A
hyperthyroidism
gynecomastia
3
Q
germ cell tumors are divided into:
A
seminoma
non-seminoma
4
Q
seminoma
A
large, clear cells
no hemorrhage
PLAP
good prognosis
5
Q
embryonal carcinoma
A
immature/primative cells
hemorrhagic
early spread
6
Q
endodermal sinus (yolk sac)
A
m/c in children
AFP
schiller-duvall
7
Q
choriocarcinoma
A
cyto/synctiotrophoblasts
bHCG
small primary, large mets
8
Q
teratoma
A
mature fetal tissue
malignant in males
9
Q
leydig cell tumors produce/consequence; histologic feature
A
androgen= precocious puberty/gynecomastia
Reinke crystals
10
Q
m/c cause of testicular mass in man over 60, 2nd m/c
A
lymphoma
2nd m/c = DLBC
