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Rare presentation of a testicular angiofibroma treated with testis sparing surgery.
- Source :
- Archives of Italian Urology & Andrology / Archivio Italiano di Urologia Andrologia; 2016, Vol. 88 Issue 4, p330-332, 3p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Introduction: Testicular benign tumors are very rare (< 5%). Testicular Angiofibroma (AF) is one of those, however the gold standard of treatment and follow-up is still unclear. Case report: A 47 years-old man with only one functioning testis was referred to our clinic for a palpable right testicular mass and atrophic contralateral testis. Patient underwent testis-sparing surgery with inguinal approach and intraoperative frozen sections examination with diagnosis of AF. Final histology confirmed AF. Post-operative follow-up was uneventful. Clinical and ultrasonographic follow-up was negative after 8 months. Conclusion: We report a conservative surgery in a patient with AF of the solitary testis. AF is a benign para-testicular fibrous neoplasm that could be misinterpreted as malignant tumor and treated with orchiectomy. Testis-sparing surgery is recommended in this case with intraoperative pathological examination. The excision of the mass is enough but in front of a possible recurrence a long follow-up is advisable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- TESTICULAR cancer
SURGERY
BENIGN tumors
TESTIS
PATIENTS
TUMORS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11243562
- Volume :
- 88
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Archives of Italian Urology & Andrology / Archivio Italiano di Urologia Andrologia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 121239114
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2016.4.330