Testicular Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor: A Known Entity at a Very Rare Site
Joint Authors
Voelker, Hans-Ullrich
Kuehn, Daniel
Strehl, Annette
Kircher, Stefan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-12-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT) are distinctive lesions of unknown etiology, composed of myofibroblastic spindle cells with an associated inflammatory background.
They can occur in a wide age range and at all anatomic sites, but most frequently they can be observed in the lung (especially in pediatric cases), abdomen, or retroperitoneum.
The urinary bladder is one of the most common sites in urological cases.
We present a very rare case of IMT of the testis.
Clinically, a 40-year-old patient showed a palpable painless lesion of the right testis.
Ultrasound examination showed two solid intratesticular foci.
During surgical intervention, the intraoperative frozen section revealed mesenchymal tumors admixed with an uncommon inflammatory infiltrate, consistent with a reorganized abscess.
Despite the benign result, orchiectomy was performed due to the multifocal presentation and the large size of 3 cm.
The final diagnosis was IMT without ALK-rearrangement.
Incomplete resection increases the risk of local relapses to 30%.
In this case, a complete resection could be achieved and the patient is free of tumor 15 months later.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Voelker, Hans-Ullrich& Kuehn, Daniel& Strehl, Annette& Kircher, Stefan. 2017. Testicular Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor: A Known Entity at a Very Rare Site. Case Reports in Urology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Voelker, Hans-Ullrich…[et al.]. Testicular Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor: A Known Entity at a Very Rare Site. Case Reports in Urology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Voelker, Hans-Ullrich& Kuehn, Daniel& Strehl, Annette& Kircher, Stefan. Testicular Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor: A Known Entity at a Very Rare Site. Case Reports in Urology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150490
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150490