Splenogonadal Fusion: A Rare Mimicker of Malignancy

Splenogonadal fusion is a rare congenital anomaly in which ectopic splenic tissue is found in the testis and can present as a testicular mass mimicking a testicular malignancy. We present a 27-year-old male who presented with a palpable left testis mass suspicious for malignancy and ultimately found...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hartman, Natalie C., Trabzonlu, Levent, Barkan, Güliz A., Quek, Marcus L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9033341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35462680
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2791305
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Sumario:Splenogonadal fusion is a rare congenital anomaly in which ectopic splenic tissue is found in the testis and can present as a testicular mass mimicking a testicular malignancy. We present a 27-year-old male who presented with a palpable left testis mass suspicious for malignancy and ultimately found to have discontinuous splenogonadal fusion after radical orchiectomy.

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