Inflammatory pseudotumor of the epididymis: a case report and review of the literature.
Inflammatory pseudotumors (IPTs) are rare benign tumor-like lesions in the epididymis. They result from myofibrohistiocytic proliferation of the parenchymal organs of the body, such as the lungs and genitourinary system. A 48-year-old male patient presented with a palpable left scrotal mass and developed painless swelling within two months. Scrotal ultrasound revealed a 3 cm solid mass and spermatocele sac in the epididymis. Local excision was performed. Histopathologic and immunohistochemical examination revealed an inflammatory pseudotumor. Only ten cases have been reported in the literature to date. We present our case of pseudotumor of the epididymis as the eleventh case reported in the literature with a brief review.
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey.
Recep
R
Bedir
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey.
İbrahim
İ
Şehitoğlu
Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey.
Hakkı
H
Uzun
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey.
Cüneyt
C
Yurdakul
Epididymis; inflammatory pseudotumor; spermatocele