title: [Testicular lymphoma: report of 4 cases].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Primary testicular lymphoma is the most common testicular malignancy in the elderly, account for 1% of all non Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The aim was to report from new cases of testicular lymphoma
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the only four cases of testicular lymphoma observed in a period of 15 years; all these cases were primary diffuse large cell B NHL. Disease course is usually aggressive, with widespread organ involvement. Retrospective analyses show a poor prognosis for this presentation.
authors.affiliation: Service d'anatomopathologie, hôpital la Rabta.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chelly
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mekni
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bellil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Belhadj Salah
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bellil
authors.forename: Slim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haouet
authors.forename: Nidhaeddine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kchir
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horchani
authors.forename: M Moncef
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Zitouna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology