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testicular epidermoid cyst
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Differential diagnosis
pure testicular mature teratoma: isochromosome 12p - i(12p) (17020968)
References
Interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis of chromosome 12p abnormalities is useful for distinguishing epidermoid cysts of the testis from pure mature teratoma. Cheng L, Zhang S, MacLennan GT, Poulos CK, Sung MT, Beck SD, Foster RS. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Oct 1;12(19):5668-72. PMID: 17020968 (Free)
Molecular evidence supporting the neoplastic nature of some epidermoid cysts of the testis. Younger C, Ulbright TM, Zhang S, Billings SD, Cummings OW, Foster RS, Eble JN, Cheng L. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2003 Jul;127(7):858-60.PMID: 12823042
