554 International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health | 2015 | Vol 4 | Issue 4 Access this article online Website: http://www.ijmsph.com Quick Response Code: DOI: 10.5455/ijmsph.2015.12122014114 Research Article Histopathological analysis of testicular tumors: a 4-year experience Kunal S Deore, Mahesh B Patel, Ritesh P Gohil, Kirankumar N Delvadiya, Hansa M Goswami Department of Pathology, BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Correspondence to: Kunal S Deore, E-mail: kunalsdeore@gmail.com Received December 12, 2014. Accepted December 22, 2014 14 years or less, where little variation is observed. [2–7] Though the etiology of testicular cancers is not well understood, various factors such as cryptorchidism, trauma, infections, and genetic and endocrine factors appear to have a role in their development. [8] A defnite geographic and racial distri- bution is seen in testicular tumors. The age distribution of testicular cancers is also distinct from other types of cancer. [2] Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the pattern and distribution of testicular tumors in B.J. Medical College Ahmedabad, Gujarat, one of the tertiary health care institute in Northwest part of India. Materials and Methods This was a retrospective study in which cases were retrieved from the electronic database of the department of pathology, B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad for patients Background: Testicular cancers are rare in most countries. However, in many Western countries their incidence has been increasing since the middle of the twentieth century. A defnite geographic and racial distribution is seen in the occurrence of testicular tumors. Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the pattern and distribution of testicular tumors in the patients visiting B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study in which cases were retrieved between January 2011 and November 2014 from the electronic database of the Department of Pathology. Pertinent data such as age and histopathology of tumor were collected from the histopathology reports. Results: Testicular tumors were uncommon, comprising only 8.21% (17/207 cases) of all testicular lesions. Most of these tumors (10; 58.8%) were seen between the third and the ffth decades. Germ cell tumors were the most common tumors (12; 70.6%), among which mixed germ cell tumors and seminomas were the most frequently encountered cases. 24.6% of the biopsies consisted of undescended testes and none of them showed malignancy. Other tumors diagnosed were mature teratoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, yolk sac tumors, intratubular germ cell neoplasia unclassifed, and fbromatosis. One rare solitary case of ovarian tumor (papillary cystadenocarcinoma) was also encountered. Conclusion: Testicular tumors are uncommon in our population. As evident in other parts of the world, germ cell tumor was the common tumor found in this study as well. However, unlike in Western population, no tumor was seen in undescended testis. KEY WORDS: Mixed germ cell tumors, seminomas, mature teratoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, yolk sac tumors, intratubular germ cell neoplasia unclassifed, fbromatosis Abstract Introduction Testicular cancers are rare in most parts of the world, with age-standardized incidence rate ranging from 1 per 100,000 in Asian and African/African American populations to 9.2 per 100,000 in Denmark. [1] Its incidence has been increas- ing since the middle of twentieth century in many Western countries with the potential exception of children ages