The Effect of Testicular Torsion Duration on Testicular Steroidogenesis in the Rat Model.

Background: Testicular torsion is an emergency condition in which spermatogenesis may be irreversibly damaged. There have been controversial results about the effect of testicular torsion on steroidogenesis. We aimed at investigating the effect of testicular torsion on steroidogenesis.

Re-evaluation of cases with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors between 2004 and 2012 according to the 2010 criteria.

Background/aims: We re-evaluated the clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical features of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) diagnosed in our pathology laboratory between 2004 and 2012 and re-classified them according to the WHO-2000 and WHO-2010 criteria.

Methodology: The study included NET samples of 106 patients having gastroenteropancreatic and hepatobiliary tumors. The histopathological findings were re-assessed.

Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: a case series of 9 patients.

Background/aims: Solid pseudopapillary tumor is a rare exocrine tumor of the pancreas. There is no clear consensus on its etiology, origin and treatment. In this study, the clinical, pathological and immunohistochemical features of nine patients with solid pseudopapillary tumor were re-evaluated in view of the current literature findings.