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Testicular thecoma

MedGen UID:
308260
•Concept ID:
C1515299
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Testicular Thecoma; testicular thecoma; testis thecoma; thecoma of testis
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004325

Definition

A rare benign tumor that arises from the testis and is characterized by the presence of lipid-rich neoplastic spindle cells. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTesticular thecoma

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Etiology

Testicular thecoma in an 11-year-old boy with nevoid basal-cell carcinoma syndrome (Gorlin syndrome).
Ueda M, Kanematsu A, Nishiyama H, Yoshimura K, Watanabe K, Yorifuji T, Mikami Y, Kamoto T, Ogawa O
J Pediatr Surg 2010 Mar;45(3):E1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.12.005. PMID: 20223301

Diagnosis

Testicular thecoma in an 11-year-old boy with nevoid basal-cell carcinoma syndrome (Gorlin syndrome).
Ueda M, Kanematsu A, Nishiyama H, Yoshimura K, Watanabe K, Yorifuji T, Mikami Y, Kamoto T, Ogawa O
J Pediatr Surg 2010 Mar;45(3):E1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.12.005. PMID: 20223301

Prognosis

Testicular thecoma in an 11-year-old boy with nevoid basal-cell carcinoma syndrome (Gorlin syndrome).
Ueda M, Kanematsu A, Nishiyama H, Yoshimura K, Watanabe K, Yorifuji T, Mikami Y, Kamoto T, Ogawa O
J Pediatr Surg 2010 Mar;45(3):E1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.12.005. PMID: 20223301

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