Sertoli-cell-only Syndrome (Germ Cell Aplasia)
Section Editor: Dharam M. Ramnani, MD
Virginia Urology, Richmond, VA, USA
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This testicular biopsy is from a patient with normal semen volume and azoospermia. It His FSH level was elevated. The biopsy shows seminiferous tubules lined only by mature Sertoli cells. The term “wind-swept appearance” has been used to describe sertoli cells in this condition.