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Sertoli cell nodule

A Sertoli cell nodule is a benign proliferation of Sertoli cells that arises in association with cryptorchidism (undescended testis). They are not composed of a clonal cell population, i.e. ; thus, technically, they should not be called an '.

Pathology

Sertoli cell nodules are unencapsulated nodules that consist of:

  1. cells arranged in well-formed tubules (that vaguely resemble immature Sertoli cells), with
  2. bland hyperchromatic oval/round nuclei that are stratified, and
  3. may contain eosinophilic (hyaline) blob in lumen (centre).

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