title: Splenogonadal Fusion: A Genetic Disorder?-Report of a Case and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Splenogonadal fusion is a rare congenital anomaly in which there is fusion between the spleen and gonad, epididymis or vas. We treated a patient with scrotal mass. A discontinuous fusion between the spleen and epididymis was found: after frozen section mass was excised sparing testis. Although rare, the splenogonadal fusion should be considered in the differential diagnosis of scrotal masses in children, and orchiectomy should be avoided. Moreover, examination of siblings showed a brother affected from accessory spleen. This finding, not reported previously to our knowledge, suggests a possible familiarity of this disorder.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Materno - Infantile, Chirurgia Pediatrica, Università di Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chiaramonte
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Materno - Infantile, Chirurgia Pediatrica, Università di Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Fortunato
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Siracusa
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Materno - Infantile, Chirurgia Pediatrica, Università di Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li Voti
keywords: Accessory spleen; Splenogonadal fusion; Testis