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Pathology of Tumors of the Testis in Children

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According to Young et al.1 2 to 5% of testicular tumors occur in children. Collins and Pugh2 found that, of 952 testicular tumors, 20 (2%) occurred in patients under 15 years of age and, of 22 paratesticular sarcomas, six (27%) were in children in this age group. At the Canadian Tumor Reference Centre, 31 (7%) of 456 testicular tumors and seven (29%) of 24 paratesticular sarcomas were in patients under 15 years. Table 1 shows the Reference Centre’s series of 38 testicular and paratesticular tumors in children, grouped according to histologic type. Thirty-one were testicular neoplasms. Five of the six rhabdomyosarcomas and two of the three neoplasms listed as “other” were paratesticular.

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  1. Department of Pathology, University of Ottawa, Canada

    Desmond Magner M.D.,F.R.C.P.(C) (Professor and Head, Director of Laboratories, Registrar)

  2. Ottawa General Hospital, Canada

    Desmond Magner M.D.,F.R.C.P.(C) (Professor and Head, Director of Laboratories, Registrar)

  3. Canadian Tumor Reference Centre, National Cancer Institute of Canada, Canada

    Desmond Magner M.D.,F.R.C.P.(C) (Professor and Head, Director of Laboratories, Registrar)

  4. Department of Pathology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

    Desmond Magner M.D.,F.R.C.P.(C) (Professor and Head, Director of Laboratories, Registrar)

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Magner, D. (1973). Pathology of Tumors of the Testis in Children. In: Godden, J.O. (eds) Cancer in Childhood. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2070-8_9

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