Adenomatoid tumor

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Adenomatoid tumor is a benign mesothelial tumor, which arises from the lining of organs. It generally presents in the genital tract, in regions such as the testis<ref>,

 Adenomatoid tumor of the testes, 
 Urology, 
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</ref> It is the second most common extratesticular scrotal mass, after lipoma, and accounts for 30% of these masses.<ref>,

 MR Imaging of Scrotal Tumors and Pseudotumors, 
 RadioGraphics, 
 
 Vol. 30(Issue: 3),
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 PMID: 20462987,</ref> It also has been found in the pancreas.<ref name="titleModern Pathology - Adenomatoid Tumor of the Pancreas: A Case Report with Comparison of Histology and Aspiration Cytology">, 
 Adenomatoid tumor of the pancreas: a case report with comparison of histology and aspiration cytology, 
 Mod. Pathol., 
 
 Vol. 16(Issue: 6),
 pp. 613–7,
 DOI: 10.1097/01.MP.0000072803.37527.C8,
 PMID: 12808068,</ref>

In the female, it has been found in the body of the uterus and the fallopian tube.<ref>,

 Adenomatoid tumor of the female genital tract, 
 Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 
 
 Vol. 50(Issue: 3),
 pp. 275–80,
 DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(95)02453-J,
 PMID: 8543111,</ref>

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Adenomatoid tumour of the epididymis

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