Testis & paratestis
Germ cell tumors
Placental site trophoblastic tumor
Author: Turki Al-Hussain, M.D.
Last author update: 1 January 2013
Last staff update: 9 September 2020
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PubMed search: Placental [title] trophoblastic tumor [title]
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Definition / general | Case reports | Microscopic (histologic) description | Positive stainsCite this page: Al-Hussain T. Placental site trophoblastic tumor. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/testisptt.html. Accessed November 29th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Rare, resembles uterine tumor of same name
Case reports
- 16 month infant (Am J Surg Pathol 1997;21:282)
- 24 year old man with placental site trophoblastic tumor and teratoma (Hum Pathol 2010;41:1046)
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Proliferation of intermediate trophoblasts, identical to uterine tumor
Positive stains
