RT Book, Section
A1 Kemp, Walter L.
A1 Burns, Dennis K.
A1 Brown, Travis G.
SR Print(0)
ID 57055033
T1 Chapter 17. Pathology of the Male and Female Reproductive Tract and Breast
T2 Pathology: The Big Picture
YR 2008
FD 2008
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-147748-2
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57055033
RD 2024/04/16
AB Testicular  and  ovarian  pathology  focuses  predominantly  on  neoplasms,  although  not  all  clinically  important  pathologic  processes  of  these  organs  are  neoplastic.  The  majority  of  testicular  tumors  are  derived  from  germ  cells,  and  the  majority  of  ovarian  tumors  are  derived  from  surface  epithelial  cells.  Many  germ  cell  tumors  in  the  testes  and  in  the  ovaries  share  common  features.  One  important  pathologic  process  in  both  the  penis  and  in  the  cervix  is  squamous  cell  carcinoma,  caused  by  the  human  papillomavirus  (HPV).  In  the  prostate,  there  are  basically  three  pathologic  processes  that  are  of  most  importance:  acute  prostatitis,  benign  prostatic  hyperplasia,  and  prostatic  adenocarcinoma.  The  breast  hosts  a  multitude  of  histologic  abnormalities,  from  fibrocystic  disease  to  invasive  ductal  adenocarcinoma.  With  many  of  the  benign  lesions,  their  importance  lies  in  their  associated  risk  of  later  development  of  invasive  carcinoma.