title: [Malacoplakia of the testis: a new case report and a literature review].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Virgen del Camino, Pamplona, Navarra, España. Silvia81mdc@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alvarez Bandrés
authors.forename: Rosa M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Guarch Troyas
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cebrián Lostal
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ripa Saldías
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Pablo Cárdenas
authors.forename: José D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Jiménez Parra
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery