title: Rapidly-growing hemangioma of the testicle clinically simulating an aggressive neoplasm. A case report.
abstract: We present a case of intraparenchymatous capillary-type hemangioma of the testicle in an adult. The patient was a 37-year-old man who showed a rapidly enlarging and palpable mass in left testicle. Radical orchiectomy was performed, and histological examination revealed an unencapsulated lobulated tumour with wide hemorrhagic portions. To our knowledge, the occurrence of rapid enlargement in a testicular hemangioma has not been previously reported, which might be explained by the development of intra-tumoural haemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathologic Anatomy and Forensic Medicine, Section of Pathological Anatomy, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. studpatneuro@hotmail.com
authors.forename: L Reggiani
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Bonetti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schirosi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sartori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lupi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Gaetani
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Trani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maiorana
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000473:pathology; D009919:Orchiectomy; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery