title: Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis.
abstract: Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis is a rare tumor. Histologic diagnosis is difficult, and in the past the tumor may have been incorrectly identified in a number of cases, leading to misleading information on the nature and behavior of this neoplasm. We present the case of a 39-year-old man with a long history of a small left hydrocele, who was lost to follow-up and presented again 2 years later with testicular discomfort. Sonographic findings were consistent with a testicular tumor. Histology confirmed low-grade adenocarcinoma of the rete testis, the first reported tumor of this grade. Previously reported cases of rete testis carcinoma are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Glazier
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Vates
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Cummings
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Antoun
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012152:Rete Testis; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography