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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Authors | Silvia Alvarez Bandrés, Rosa M Guarch Troyas, José L Cebrián Lostal, Luis Ripa Saldías, Alvaro de Pablo Cárdenas, José D Jiménez Parra |
Journal | Actas urologicas espanolas
(Actas Urol Esp)
Vol. 33
Issue 9
Pg. 1028-31
(Oct 2009)
ISSN: 0210-4806 [Print] Spain |
Vernacular Title | Malacoplaquia testicular: aportación de un nuevo caso y revisión de la literatura científica. |
PMID | 19925766
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)
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Copyright | Copyright 2008 AEU. Published by Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Aged
- Humans
- Malacoplakia
(diagnosis, surgery)
- Male
- Penile Diseases
(diagnosis, surgery)
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