Intratubular spermatic seminoma in a Fischer-344 rat

Toxicol Pathol. 1993;21(4):397-401. doi: 10.1177/019262339302100408.

Abstract

A case of a spontaneous intratubular spermatic seminoma is described in a 98-wk-old Fischer-344 (F-344) rat. The differential diagnosis of spermatic seminoma from the other morphological forms of the tumor was based on the recognition of 3 cell types. The tumor cells were positive for S-100 antigen and cytokeratin. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second case of a seminoma reported in an F-344 rat and the first dealing with electron microscopic and immunohistochemical features of this tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred F344 / physiology*
  • Seminoma / chemistry*
  • Seminoma / diagnosis
  • Seminoma / ultrastructure*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / chemistry*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Testicular Neoplasms / ultrastructure*