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Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis: Report of two cases

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We present two adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis (AHRT) cases. One of them was a 67-year old patient with prostatic adenocarcinoma and the other was a 38-year old patient with undescended testis. AHRT is a rarely seen lesion and usually detected as incidental microscopic finding. It may be confused with malignancy and related to testicular atrophy and hormonal imbalance.The treatment of choice is complete excision.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey (author for correspondence: Phone

    Aysun Uğuz, Gülfiliz Gönlüşen, Melek Ergin & Nurdan Tunalı

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Uğuz, A., Gönlüşen, G., Ergin, M. et al. Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis: Report of two cases. Int Urol Nephrol 34, 87–89 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021363013643

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