[Epididymal malacoplakia in a heart transplant recipient: clinico-pathologic study of a case].

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:

An unusual case of malacoplakia is described and the literature reviewed.

METHODS/RESULTS:

We report on a patient on immunosuppression due to heart transplantation who developed malacoplakia of the epididymis. Patient history and treatment are discussed, with special reference to the differential diagnosis between this condition and tumors.

• Authors: M R Soria Corón, A M Campos de Orellana Gómez, J Gordillo Chaves, J J Fernández de Mera, J J Pimentel Leo, J Sáenz de Santamaria
• Journal: Archivos espanoles de urologia (Arch Esp Urol) Vol. 49 Issue 2 Pg. 172-6 (Mar 1996) ISSN: 0004-0614 [Print] Spain
• Vernacular Title: Malacoplaquia epididimaria en un paciente con trasplante cardíaco: estudio clínico-patológico de un caso.
• PMID: 8702330 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Epididymis
• Heart Transplantation
• Humans
• Malacoplakia (pathology)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Postoperative Complications (pathology)
• Testicular Diseases (pathology)