Vas deferens - Revision history

Mark: added plural

2025-09-27T20:29:07Z

added plural

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	[[Image:Normal_Vas_Deferens%2C_Human_%283952564123%29.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Vas deferens. (WC/Ed Uthman)]]		[[Image:Normal_Vas_Deferens%2C_Human_%283952564123%29.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Vas deferens. (WC/Ed Uthman)]]
	The '''vas deferens''' are often seen as part of a [[prostate gland\|prostatectomy]] specimen.<ref>URL: [http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html]. Accessed on: 26 September 2011.</ref> They are the component of the [[spermatic cord]] that carries the sperm.		The '''vas deferens''' (plural: vasa deferentia) are often seen as part of a [[prostate gland\|prostatectomy]] specimen.<ref>URL: [http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html]. Accessed on: 26 September 2011.</ref> They are the component of the [[spermatic cord]] that carries the sperm.

	They often arrive alone -- removed for family planning ([[vasectomy]]).		They often arrive alone -- removed for family planning ([[vasectomy]]), where the job of the pathologist is to confirm a full transverse section.

	==Normal vas deferens==		==Normal vas deferens==

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	====Left then right====		====Left then right====
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			A. Vas Deferens, Left, Vasectomy:
			- Vas deferens within normal limits, loop of epithelium and muscle layers present.

			B. Vas Deferens, Right, Vasectomy:
			- Vas deferens within normal limits, loop of epithelium and muscle layers present.
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	A. VAS DEFERENS, LEFT, VASECTOMY:		A. VAS DEFERENS, LEFT, VASECTOMY:

Michael at 16:06, 28 March 2025

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	[[Image:Normal_Vas_Deferens%2C_Human_%283952564123%29.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Vas deferens. (WC/~~Jpogi~~)]]		[[Image:Normal_Vas_Deferens%2C_Human_%283952564123%29.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Vas deferens. (WC/Ed Uthman)]]
	The '''vas deferens''' are often seen as part of a [[prostate gland\|prostatectomy]] specimen.<ref>URL: [http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html]. Accessed on: 26 September 2011.</ref> They are the component of the [[spermatic cord]] that carries the sperm.		The '''vas deferens''' are often seen as part of a [[prostate gland\|prostatectomy]] specimen.<ref>URL: [http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html]. Accessed on: 26 September 2011.</ref> They are the component of the [[spermatic cord]] that carries the sperm.

Michael at 16:05, 28 March 2025

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			[[Image:Normal_Vas_Deferens%2C_Human_%283952564123%29.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Vas deferens. (WC/Jpogi)]]
	The '''vas deferens''' are often seen as part of a [[prostate gland\|prostatectomy]] specimen.<ref>URL: [http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html]. Accessed on: 26 September 2011.</ref> They are the component of the [[spermatic cord]] that carries the sperm.		The '''vas deferens''' are often seen as part of a [[prostate gland\|prostatectomy]] specimen.<ref>URL: [http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radprostretropubic.html]. Accessed on: 26 September 2011.</ref> They are the component of the [[spermatic cord]] that carries the sperm.

Michael: more IHC

2025-03-28T16:01:52Z

more IHC

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	DDx:		DDx:
	*Missed vas deferens~~, intermediate~~ size blood vessels +/- denudation.		*Missed vas deferens.
			**Intermediate size blood vessels +/- denudation.
			**Ureter.
	*Incomplete vasectomy - only partial lumen.		*Incomplete vasectomy - only partial lumen.

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	*CD10 +ve (marker of Wolffian differentiation).		*CD10 +ve (marker of Wolffian differentiation).
	*Pankeratin +ve.		*Pankeratin +ve.
	*PAX-8 +ve (100%).<ref name=pmid32633248>{{cite journal \|~~vauthors~~=Ortiz-Rey JA, Domínguez-de Dios J, Pérez-Schoch M, San Miguel-Fraile P, Gómez-de María C \|title=[New immunohistochemistry markers to determine presence of vas deferens in vasectomy specimen.] \|language=Spanish; Castilian \|journal=Arch Esp Urol \|volume=73 \|issue=6 \|pages=534–540 \|date=July 2020 \|pmid=32633248 \|doi= \|url=}}</ref>		*PAX-8 +ve (100%).<ref name=pmid32633248>{{cite journal \|authors=Ortiz-Rey JA, Domínguez-de Dios J, Pérez-Schoch M, San Miguel-Fraile P, Gómez-de María C \|title=[New immunohistochemistry markers to determine presence of vas deferens in vasectomy specimen.] \|language=Spanish; Castilian \|journal=Arch Esp Urol \|volume=73 \|issue=6 \|pages=534–540 \|date=July 2020 \|pmid=32633248 \|doi= \|url=}}</ref>
			*GATA-3 +ve.<ref name=pmid33012491>{{cite journal \|authors=Ortiz-Rey JA, Domínguez-de Dios J, Pérez-Schoch M, San Miguel-Fraile P, Gómez-de María C \|title=[E-Cadherine and GATA-3 are useful in the confirmation of the vas deferens in vasectomy specimens] \|language=Spanish; Castilian \|journal=Rev Esp Patol \|volume=53 \|issue=4 \|pages=218–225 \|date=2020 \|pmid=33012491 \|doi=10.1016/j.patol.2020.02.005 \|url=}}</ref>
	*ERG -ve.<ref name=pmid32633248/>		*ERG -ve.<ref name=pmid32633248/>
	*CD34 -ve.<ref name=pmid32633248/>		*CD34 -ve.<ref name=pmid32633248/>

Michael: /* Normal vas deferens */

2025-03-28T15:59:47Z

Normal vas deferens

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	DDx:		DDx:
	*Missed vas deferens.		*Missed vas deferens, intermediate size blood vessels +/- denudation.
	*Incomplete vasectomy - only partial lumen.		*Incomplete vasectomy - only partial lumen.

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	*CD10 +ve (marker of Wolffian differentiation).		*CD10 +ve (marker of Wolffian differentiation).
	*Pankeratin +ve.		*Pankeratin +ve.
			*PAX-8 +ve (100%).<ref name=pmid32633248>{{cite journal \|vauthors=Ortiz-Rey JA, Domínguez-de Dios J, Pérez-Schoch M, San Miguel-Fraile P, Gómez-de María C \|title=[New immunohistochemistry markers to determine presence of vas deferens in vasectomy specimen.] \|language=Spanish; Castilian \|journal=Arch Esp Urol \|volume=73 \|issue=6 \|pages=534–540 \|date=July 2020 \|pmid=32633248 \|doi= \|url=}}</ref>
			*ERG -ve.<ref name=pmid32633248/>
			*CD34 -ve.<ref name=pmid32633248/>

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Michael: /* See also */

2014-10-09T16:33:37Z

Michael: /* See also */

2014-08-28T05:02:44Z

Michael: /* No vas deferens identified */

2014-03-19T15:14:43Z

No vas deferens identified

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	- BENIGN FIBROMUSCULAR TISSUE WITH INTERMEDIATE BLOOD VESSELS.		- BENIGN FIBROMUSCULAR TISSUE WITH INTERMEDIATE BLOOD VESSELS.

	COMMENT ~~- PART B~~:		COMMENT:
	Levels were cut (x3). Clinical correlation is suggested.		Levels were cut (x3). Clinical correlation is suggested.
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Michael: /* No vas deferens identified */

2014-03-15T14:02:33Z

No vas deferens identified

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	====No vas deferens identified====		====No vas deferens identified====
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	A. ~~"VAS DEFERENS"~~, RIGHT, VASECTOMY:		A. CONNECTIVE TISSUE, RIGHT, "VASECTOMY":
	~~- FIBROMUSCULAR TISSUE WITH INTERMEDIATE BLOOD VESSELS.~~
	- NO VAS DEFERENS IDENTIFIED.		- NO VAS DEFERENS IDENTIFIED.
			- BENIGN FIBROMUSCULAR TISSUE WITH INTERMEDIATE BLOOD VESSELS.

	B. ~~VAS DEFERENS~~, ~~RIGHT~~, VASECTOMY:		B. CONNECTIVE TISSUE, LEFT, "VASECTOMY":
	~~- FIBROMUSCULAR TISSUE WITH INTERMEDIATE BLOOD VESSELS.~~
	- NO VAS DEFERENS IDENTIFIED.		- NO VAS DEFERENS IDENTIFIED.
			- BENIGN FIBROMUSCULAR TISSUE WITH INTERMEDIATE BLOOD VESSELS.

	COMMENT - PART B:		COMMENT - PART B:

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	*[[Testis]].		*[[Testis]].
	*[[Male infertility]].		*[[Male infertility]].
			*[[Epididymis]].

	==References==		==References==

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	*[[Prostate gland]].		*[[Prostate gland]].
	*[[Testis]].		*[[Testis]].
			*[[Male infertility]].

	==References==		==References==