Asynchronous bilateral non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the testis: report of three cases.
Asynchronous involvement of both testes by non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was observed in 3 patients ranging in age from 38 to 82 years. According to the Working Formulation, all cases were classified as large cell immunoblastic lymphomas, and immunohistochemical studies demonstrated a T-cell phenotype in 1 patient and a B-cell phenotype in 2 patients. Relapse to the contralateral testis occurred after a mean interval of 6 months. The negative prognostic impact of these neoplasms is confirmed in the present series, since 2 patients died of disease 7 and 9 months after diagnosis and 1 patient had a laterocervical and Waldeyer's ring recurrence after 1 year.
Selli
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Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy.
Amorosi
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Nesi
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Bartoletti
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De Benedetto
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Cionini
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology; D016400:Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic / Q000473:pathology*; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*