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Intratubular germ cell neoplasia, abbreviated ITGCN or IGCN and also known as testicular intratubular germ cell neoplasia and intratubular germ cell neoplasia of the testis, is considered a precursor lesion for many types of testicular germ cell tumors. The common, unspecified variant of the entity was once considered to be a carcinoma in situ〔,〕 although the term "carcinoma ''in situ''" is no longer preferred for ITGCN, unspecified type (ITGCNU) lesions because they are not epithelial lesions.〔Mills, S (ed.) 2009.Sternberg's Diagnostic Pathology. 5th Edition. ISBN 978-0-7817-7942-5〕 The entity will be known as germ cell neoplasia ''in situ'' (GCNIS) in the next WHO classification which is likely to be published in 2016. ==Classification== The World Health Organisation classification of testicular tumours〔Eble J.N., Sauter G., Epstein J.I., Sesterhenn I.A. (Eds.): World Health Organization Classification of Tumours. Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of the Urinary System and Male Genital Organs. IARC Press: Lyon 2004. ISBN 92-832-2412-4〕 subdivides ITGCN into (1) a more common, unspecified type (ITGCNU), and (2) other specific subtypes. The most common specific subtypes are intratubular embryonal carcinoma and intratubular seminoma. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Intratubular germ cell neoplasia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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