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Surgical outcome following bilateral incisions for gonadectomy.
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The patient was referred to the hospital's Department of Gynecology for bilateral gonadectomy (Figure 1).
Macroscopy: a solid nodule in the testicular parenchyma.
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The procedure was uneventful and the surgical specimens were sent for anatomopathology, with results showing 3 Sertoli cell tumors in the right gonad, the largest tumor measuring 1 cm in diameter and a Sertoli cell tumor measuring 1 cm in diameter in the left gonad (Figure 2).
Microscopy: Sertoli cell tumor, with Sertoli cell tubules under high magnification (HE staining, magnification 400x).
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In all cases, the tumors had the same histological pattern and there were no signs of malignancy (Figure 3).