title: Cavernous hemangioma of the testis: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 73-year-old man consulted our hospital with a painless intra-scrotal mass in the left testis. Serum levels of human beta-chorionic gonadotropin and alpha-fetoprotein were normal. Scrotal ultrasonography demonstrated left testis with a heterogeneous texture. A diagnosis of probable testicular malignancy was made, and a left radical orchiectomy was performed. The histopathological diagnosis was testicular cavernous hemangioma. To our knowledge, only 19 cases of cavernous hemangioma of the testis have been reported in the literature so far. Although this is a rare tumor, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of testicular tumor.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital.
authors.forename: Ei-Ichiro
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Takaoka
authors.forename: Kazumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tominaga
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*