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==Overview==
==Overview==
Testicular cancer may be classified according to cell types into several subtypes: [group1], [group2], [group3], and [group4].


==Classification==
==Classification==
=== Germ cell tumors of the testis ===
Testicular cancer may be classified according to cell types into several subtypes:
{{main|Germ cell tumor}}
* Germ cell tumors
* Mixed (usually teratoma plus another)
:* Seminomas
* [[Seminoma]] ([[germinoma]] of the testis)
:* Non-seminomas
* [[Embryonal carcinoma]]
::* Embryonal carcinoma  
* [[Teratoma]] (pure)
::* Yolk sac carcinoma
* [[Choriocarcinoma]]
::* Choriocarcinoma  
* [[Gonadoblastoma]]
::* Teratoma
 
* Non–germ cell tumors
Also: Intratubular germ cell [[neoplasm]]s (the in-situ stage of germ cell tumors)
:* Sex cord stromal tumors
 
::* Leydig cell tumors
===Non-germ cell tumors of the testis===
::* Sertoli cell tumors
 
:* Non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the testis
* [[Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour|Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor]] (usually [[benign]])
:* Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis
* Gonadoblastomas
:* Lymphoma that spreads, or metastasizes, to the testicle (called testicular metastasis or secondary testicular cancer)
 
:* Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis
===Secondary tumors of the testis===
:* Paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma
* [[Lymphoma]]
* Leukemic infiltration of the testis
* [[Metastasis|Metastatic]] tumors


==References==
==References==
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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

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