title: [Autoimmune granulomatous orchitis: its incidence in surgical specimens].
abstract: We report on three patients (28, 55 and 87 years old) with autoimmune granulomatous orchitis (AGO). Of a total of 182 surgical specimens examined, AGO accounted 1.64%. Clinically, it can be misdiagnosed as tuberculosis or tumor of the testis since most patients have a previous history of trauma, respectively. With respect to its pathogenesis, the lipid fraction of spermatozoa may be responsible for its characteristic granulomatous pattern.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Spitale
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Bengio
authors.forename: O S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Pautasso
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Martínez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006099:Granuloma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009920:Orchitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Orquitis granulomatosa autoinmune: su incidencia en materiales quirúrgicos.