TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 17. Pathology of the Male and Female Reproductive Tract and Breast A1 - Kemp, Walter L. A1 - Burns, Dennis K. A1 - Brown, Travis G. Y1 - 2008 N1 - T2 - Pathology: The Big Picture AB - Testicular and ovarian pathology focuses predominantly on neoplasms, although not all clinically important pathologic processes of these organs are neoplastic. The majority of testicular tumors are derived from germ cells, and the majority of ovarian tumors are derived from surface epithelial cells. Many germ cell tumors in the testes and in the ovaries share common features. One important pathologic process in both the penis and in the cervix is squamous cell carcinoma, caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). In the prostate, there are basically three pathologic processes that are of most importance: acute prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and prostatic adenocarcinoma. The breast hosts a multitude of histologic abnormalities, from fibrocystic disease to invasive ductal adenocarcinoma. With many of the benign lesions, their importance lies in their associated risk of later development of invasive carcinoma. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57055033 ER -