[Malacoplakia of the testis: a new case report and a literature review].
Malakoplakia is a uncommon chronic granulomatous condition of a benign nature preferentially occurring in the genitourinary tract. Testes are affected in 12% of cases, and the first case of testicular malakoplakia was reported in 1958. Forty cases have been reported worldwide since that date. We report a new case of testicular and epididymal malakoplakia in a 68-year-old male patient diagnosed of complicated orchiepididymitis who underwent orchidectomy to rule out a malignant tumor. The histopathological study demonstrated a chronic inflammatory infiltrate with histiocytes with an eosinophilic cytoplasm containing the characteristic Michaelis-Gutmann bodies diagnostic of malakoplakia. In connection with this new case and because of its unusual presentation, the literature on testicular malakoplakia is reviewed.
Alvarez Bandrés
Silvia
S
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Virgen del Camino, Pamplona, Navarra, España. Silvia81mdc@hotmail.com
Guarch Troyas
Rosa M
RM
Cebrián Lostal
José L
JL
Ripa Saldías
Luis
L
de Pablo Cárdenas
Alvaro
A
Jiménez Parra
José D
JD
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery