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. 2021 Sep;12(3):637-640.
doi: 10.1007/s13193-021-01395-5. Epub 2021 Jul 28.

Testicular PNET Arising in a Mixed Germ Cell Tumor: a Diagnosis Not to Be Missed

Harresh Kumar Bhoopathi  1 , Nadeem Tanveer  2 , Sudipta Naskar  2 , Harsh Vardhan Gautum  2
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Testicular PNET Arising in a Mixed Germ Cell Tumor: a Diagnosis Not to Be Missed

Harresh Kumar Bhoopathi et al. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2021 Sep.
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Figures

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Fig. 1
a Ultrasonogram of right testis showing a mass with punctate calcification. b CT chest and abdomen showed a large lymph node in the right para-aortic region. c Gross specimen of right inguinal orchiectomy showing solid and cystic areas
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Fig. 2
Hematoxylin and eosin. A—(100 ×) Teratomatous component. B and C—(100 ×) Overgrowth of the immature neuroepithelium. D (400 ×) Seminomatous component. E (400 ×) PNET component with rosettes (arrow) along with seminiferous tubules showing germ cell neoplasia in situ. F (400 ×) PNET with rosette. G (400 ×) Synaptophysin immunopositivity. H (400 ×) Chromogranin immunopositivity
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