Clinicopathological Study of Orchidectomy Specimen

Abstract

The present study was a five years descriptive type of study. In this five years study period June 2012 to May 2017, a total number of 62 surgically removed specimens of testing were received in the Department of Pathology of Krishna Institute of Medical sciences and research centre, Karad for histopathological examination. All orchidectomy specimens received from the surgery department in the period of June 2015 to May 2017. Archival data of cases were studied from June 2012. For prospective cases detail record brief clinical history with age, registration number, biopsy number, presenting signs & symptoms were noted, required serum marker assay for Alpha-fetoprotein, Human chorionic gonadotropin and Lactate dehydrogenase were noted wherever possible. The gross specimens received, they were fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin/ Bouin‘s solution for overnight fixation. In the present study, the maximum number of cases involving the right side of testis. In this study, Germ cell tumours were the commonest found neoplastic lesion comprising of 16 cases that are 88% of all neoplastic lesions. Most common germ cell tumour in our study was seminoma. In seminoma, the most common age group was found to be in the 3rd and 4th decade. The present study shows one NHL case in 69 years old patient.