Testicular albuginea neurofibroma: findings at ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging with pathological correlation.
OBJECTIVE
To report the second case of solitary neurofibroma arising from the tunica albuginea in the literature and to show its imaging findings.


RESULTS
We present a case of neurofibroma arising from the tunica albuginea in an adult patient not affected by neurofibromatosis. We describe the ultrasonographic and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features and the histopathological characteristics along with a brief bibliographic review.


CONCLUSIONS
MRI may be useful to characterize paratesticular lesions. Neurofibroma should be included in the differential diagnosis when MRI depicts a well-circunscribed tumour with high-signal intensity on T2 and marked enhancement after gadolinium administration.
Pinilla
Inmaculada
I
Department of Urology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain. ipinilla@telefonica.net
Reinoso
Javier
J
González-Peramato
Pilar
P
Aguilera
Alfredo
A
de Agueda
Sonia
S
Nistal
Manuel
M
D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography