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[Malacoplakia of the testis: a new case report and a literature review].

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.
AuthorsSilvia Alvarez Bandrés, Rosa M Guarch Troyas, José L Cebrián Lostal, Luis Ripa Saldías, Alvaro de Pablo Cárdenas, José D Jiménez Parra
JournalActas urologicas espanolas (Actas Urol Esp) Vol. 33 Issue 9 Pg. 1028-31 (Oct 2009) ISSN: 0210-4806 [Print] Spain
Vernacular TitleMalacoplaquia testicular: aportación de un nuevo caso y revisión de la literatura científica.
PMID19925766 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)
CopyrightCopyright 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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