1. [Malacoplakia of the testis: a new case report and a literature review]
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Silvia, Alvarez Bandrés, Rosa M, Guarch Troyas, José L, Cebrián Lostal, Luis, Ripa Saldías, Alvaro, de Pablo Cárdenas, and José D, Jiménez Parra
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Male ,Penile Diseases ,Malacoplakia ,Humans ,Aged - Abstract
Malakoplakia is a uncommon chronic granulomatous condition of a benign nature preferentially occurring in the genitourinary tract. Testes are affected in 12% of cases, and the first case of testicular malakoplakia was reported in 1958. Forty cases have been reported worldwide since that date. We report a new case of testicular and epididymal malakoplakia in a 68-year-old male patient diagnosed of complicated orchiepididymitis who underwent orchidectomy to rule out a malignant tumor. The histopathological study demonstrated a chronic inflammatory infiltrate with histiocytes with an eosinophilic cytoplasm containing the characteristic Michaelis-Gutmann bodies diagnostic of malakoplakia. In connection with this new case and because of its unusual presentation, the literature on testicular malakoplakia is reviewed.
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- 2009