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The most important thing to remember when processing a testicular biopsy is to treat it gently. The delicate sponge-like consistency of the testicular parenchyma makes it particularly susceptible to desiccation and compression. Be sure that the tissue remains in fixative during transportation and processing. Bouin’s solution is a better fixative for these biopsies than is formalin. Take care not to crush the tissue when transferring the specimen to the tissue cassette. Do not use forceps; instead, gently filter the specimen into tissue paper. The entire specimen should be embedded and sectioned at multiple levels.

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  1. Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, The Weinberg Cancer Building, Room 2242, 401 North Broadway, 21231-2410, Baltimore, MD, USA

    William H. Westra M.D. & Ralph H. Hruban M.D.

  2. Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 7000, 21205-2100, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Timothy H. Phelps M.S.

  3. Department of Pathology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 Ninth Avenue, C6-Path, 98101, Seattle, WA, USA

    Christina Isacson M.D.

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Westra, W.H., Phelps, T.H., Hruban, R.H., Isacson, C. (2003). Testis. In: Surgical Pathology Dissection. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21747-9_32

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