Testicular cancer classification
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Testicular cancer may be classified according to cell types into several subtypes: [group1], [group2], [group3], and [group4].
Classification
Testicular cancer may be classified according to cell types into several subtypes:
- Germ cell tumors
- Seminomas
- Non-seminomas
- Embryonal carcinoma
- Yolk sac carcinoma
- Choriocarcinoma
- Teratoma
- Non–germ cell tumors
- Sex cord stromal tumors
- Leydig cell tumors
- Sertoli cell tumors
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the testis
- Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis
- Lymphoma that spreads, or metastasizes, to the testicle (called testicular metastasis or secondary testicular cancer)
- Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis
- Paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma