Gonadal tissue neoplasm
| Gonadal tissue neoplasm | |
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| Specialty | Oncology  |
A gonadal tissue neoplasm is a tumor having any histology characteristic of cells or tissues giving rise to the gonads. These tissues arise from the sex cord and stromal cells. The tumor may be derived from these tissues, or produce them.
Although the tumor is composed of gonadal tissue, it is not necessarily located in an ovary or testicle.
A gonadal tissue neoplasm should not be confused with a urogenital neoplasm, though the two topics are often studied together. The embryology of the gonads is only indirectly related to the embryology of the external genitals and urinary system.
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- Talerman, Aleksander; Roth, Lawrence M. (2007). "Recent Advances in the Pathology and Classification of Gonadal Neoplasms Composed of Germ Cells and Sex Cord Derivatives". International Journal of Gynecological Pathology. 26 (3): 313–321. doi:10.1097/01.pgp.0000250148.52215.ce. ISSN 0277-1691. PMID 17581418.
- Ulbright, Thomas M (2005). "Germ cell tumors of the gonads: a selective review emphasizing problems in differential diagnosis, newly appreciated, and controversial issues". Modern Pathology. 18. Elsevier BV: S61–S79. doi:10.1016/s0893-3952(22)04459-3. ISSN 0893-3952.
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