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Rete testis neoplasm

MedGen UID:
308162
•Concept ID:
C1514912
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: neoplasm of rete testis; Rete Testis Neoplasm; rete testis neoplasm; rete testis neoplasm (disease); rete testis tumor; rete testis tumour; tumor of rete testis; tumour of rete testis
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003562

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the rete testis. Representative examples include adenoma and adenocarcinoma. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Stage I testicular seminoma risk-adapted therapeutic management.
Mrinakova B, Kajo K, Lehotska V, Ondrusova M, Balogova S, Pinakova Z, Novotna V, Usakova V, Fedorkova L, Waczulikova I, Kausitz J, Ondrus D
Neoplasma 2021 May;68(3):613-620. Epub 2021 Jan 28 doi: 10.4149/neo_2021_200630N677. PMID: 33502887
Management of clinical stage I testicular seminoma: active surveillance versus adjuvant chemotherapy.
Ondrusova M, Ondrus D, Miskovska V, Kajo K, Szoldova K, Usakova V, Stastna V
Int Urol Nephrol 2015 Jul;47(7):1143-7. Epub 2015 May 16 doi: 10.1007/s11255-015-1002-4. PMID: 25982582
Tubular ectasia of the rete testis (TERT). Differential diagnosis of cystic testicular disorders.
Mahlknecht A, Mahlknecht P, Fallaha M, Wieser A
Arch Ital Urol Androl 2015 Mar 31;87(1):5-7. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2015.1.5. PMID: 25847888

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Updates in 2022 on the staging of testicular germ cell tumors.
Canete Portillo S, Rais-Bahrami S, Magi-Galluzzi C
Hum Pathol 2022 Oct;128:152-160. Epub 2022 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2022.07.009. PMID: 35926809
Imaging of non-neoplastic intratesticular masses.
Bhatt S, Jafri SZ, Wasserman N, Dogra VS
Diagn Interv Radiol 2011 Mar;17(1):52-63. Epub 2010 Jun 30 doi: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.3116-09.0. PMID: 20677130
Unusual scrotal pathology: an overview.
Rosevear HM, Mishail A, Sheynkin Y, Wald M
Nat Rev Urol 2009 Sep;6(9):491-500. Epub 2009 Aug 11 doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2009.149. PMID: 19668251
Adenomatous hyperplasia of the rete testis. A review and report of new cases.
Nistal M, Castillo MC, Regadera J, García-Cabezas MA
Histol Histopathol 2003 Jul;18(3):741-52. doi: 10.14670/HH-18.741. PMID: 12792886
Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis.
Sánchez-Chapado M, Angulo JC, Haas GP
Urology 1995 Oct;46(4):468-75. doi: 10.1016/S0090-4295(99)80257-X. PMID: 7571213

Diagnosis

Updates in 2022 on the staging of testicular germ cell tumors.
Canete Portillo S, Rais-Bahrami S, Magi-Galluzzi C
Hum Pathol 2022 Oct;128:152-160. Epub 2022 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2022.07.009. PMID: 35926809
Primary intratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma in children: a case report and review of the literature.
Yahaya JJ, Mremi A
J Med Case Rep 2021 Jan 31;15(1):37. doi: 10.1186/s13256-020-02599-z. PMID: 33516251Free PMC Article
Imaging of non-neoplastic intratesticular masses.
Bhatt S, Jafri SZ, Wasserman N, Dogra VS
Diagn Interv Radiol 2011 Mar;17(1):52-63. Epub 2010 Jun 30 doi: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.3116-09.0. PMID: 20677130
Benign intrascrotal lesions.
Rubenstein RA, Dogra VS, Seftel AD, Resnick MI
J Urol 2004 May;171(5):1765-72. doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000123083.98845.88. PMID: 15076274
Paratesticular adenofibroma.
Janane A, Ghadouane M, Alami M, Abbar M
Scand J Urol Nephrol 2003;37(2):179-80. doi: 10.1080/00365590310008956. PMID: 12745730

Therapy

Imaging Modality and Frequency in Surveillance of Stage I Seminoma Testicular Cancer: Results From a Randomized, Phase III, Noninferiority Trial (TRISST).
Joffe JK, Cafferty FH, Murphy L, Rustin GJS, Sohaib SA, Gabe R, Stenning SP, James E, Noor D, Wade S, Schiavone F, Swift S, Dunwoodie E, Hall M, Sharma A, Braybrooke J, Shamash J, Logue J, Taylor HH, Hennig I, White J, Rudman S, Worlding J, Bloomfield D, Faust G, Glen H, Jones R, Seckl M, MacDonald G, Sreenivasan T, Kumar S, Protheroe A, Venkitaraman R, Mazhar D, Coyle V, Highley M, Geldart T, Laing R, Kaplan RS, Huddart RA; TRISST Trial Management Group and Investigators
J Clin Oncol 2022 Aug 1;40(22):2468-2478. Epub 2022 Mar 17 doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.01199. PMID: 35298280Free PMC Article
Surveillance vs. adjuvant therapy of clinical stage I testicular tumors - a review and the SWENOTECA experience.
Cohn-Cedermark G, Stahl O, Tandstad T; SWENOTECA
Andrology 2015 Jan;3(1):102-10. Epub 2014 Oct 1 doi: 10.1111/andr.280. PMID: 25270123
Intertubular growth in pure seminomas: associations with poor prognostic parameters.
Browne TJ, Richie JP, Gilligan TD, Rubin MA
Hum Pathol 2005 Jun;36(6):640-5. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2005.03.011. PMID: 16021570
Are estrogens carcinogenic during development of the testes?
McLachlan JA, Newbold RR, Li S, Negishi M
APMIS 1998 Jan;106(1):240-2; discussion 243-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1998.tb01342.x. PMID: 9524585
Mucins: structure, function, and associations with malignancy.
Devine PL, McKenzie IF
Bioessays 1992 Sep;14(9):619-25. doi: 10.1002/bies.950140909. PMID: 1365918

Prognosis

Updates in 2022 on the staging of testicular germ cell tumors.
Canete Portillo S, Rais-Bahrami S, Magi-Galluzzi C
Hum Pathol 2022 Oct;128:152-160. Epub 2022 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2022.07.009. PMID: 35926809
Primary intratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma in children: a case report and review of the literature.
Yahaya JJ, Mremi A
J Med Case Rep 2021 Jan 31;15(1):37. doi: 10.1186/s13256-020-02599-z. PMID: 33516251Free PMC Article
Review of injection techniques for spermatogonial stem cell transplantation.
Gul M, Hildorf S, Dong L, Thorup J, Hoffmann ER, Jensen CFS, Sønksen J, Cortes D, Fedder J, Andersen CY, Goossens E
Hum Reprod Update 2020 Apr 15;26(3):368-391. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmaa003. PMID: 32163572
Adenocarcinoma of the Rete Testis: Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Characterization of 6 Cases and Review of the Literature.
Al-Obaidy KI, Idrees MT, Grignon DJ, Ulbright TM
Am J Surg Pathol 2019 May;43(5):670-681. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001219. PMID: 30676333
Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis.
Sánchez-Chapado M, Angulo JC, Haas GP
Urology 1995 Oct;46(4):468-75. doi: 10.1016/S0090-4295(99)80257-X. PMID: 7571213

Clinical prediction guides

Biomarkers of disease recurrence in stage I testicular germ cell tumours.
Lesko P, Chovanec M, Mego M
Nat Rev Urol 2022 Nov;19(11):637-658. Epub 2022 Aug 26 doi: 10.1038/s41585-022-00624-y. PMID: 36028719
Updates in 2022 on the staging of testicular germ cell tumors.
Canete Portillo S, Rais-Bahrami S, Magi-Galluzzi C
Hum Pathol 2022 Oct;128:152-160. Epub 2022 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2022.07.009. PMID: 35926809
Adenocarcinoma of the Rete Testis: Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Characterization of 6 Cases and Review of the Literature.
Al-Obaidy KI, Idrees MT, Grignon DJ, Ulbright TM
Am J Surg Pathol 2019 May;43(5):670-681. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001219. PMID: 30676333
Unusual scrotal pathology: an overview.
Rosevear HM, Mishail A, Sheynkin Y, Wald M
Nat Rev Urol 2009 Sep;6(9):491-500. Epub 2009 Aug 11 doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2009.149. PMID: 19668251
Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis.
Sánchez-Chapado M, Angulo JC, Haas GP
Urology 1995 Oct;46(4):468-75. doi: 10.1016/S0090-4295(99)80257-X. PMID: 7571213

Recent systematic reviews

Prognostic factors in patients with clinical stage I nonseminoma-beyond lymphovascular invasion: a systematic review.
Zengerling F, Beyersdorff D, Busch J, Heinzelbecker J, Pfister D, Ruf C, Winter C, Albers P, Kliesch S, Schmidt S
World J Urol 2022 Dec;40(12):2879-2887. Epub 2022 Jul 29 doi: 10.1007/s00345-022-04063-7. PMID: 35906286Free PMC Article
Prognostic factors for tumor recurrence in patients with clinical stage I seminoma undergoing surveillance-A systematic review.
Zengerling F, Kunath F, Jensen K, Ruf C, Schmidt S, Spek A
Urol Oncol 2018 Oct;36(10):448-458. Epub 2017 Jul 13 doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2017.06.047. PMID: 28712790

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