Sertoli cell tumor


Sertoli cell tumor

(sĕr-tō'lē), a tumor of testis or ovary composed of Sertoli cells; most often benign but may be malignant.

Ser·to·li cell tu·mor

(ser-tō'lē sel tū'mŏr) Any neoplasm of the testis containing Sertoli cells or of the ovary containing Sertoli-like cells; malignant potential varies.

Sertoli,

Enrico, Italian histologist, 1842-1910. Sertoli cell tumor - a testicular tumor. Synonym(s): androblastomaSertoli cells - elongated cells in the seminiferous tubules to which spermatids are attached during spermiogenesis. Synonym(s): nurse cellsSertoli columnsSertoli-cell-only syndrome - the absence from the seminiferous tubules of the testes of germinal epithelium, Sertoli cells alone being present. Synonym(s): Del Castillo syndrome