Urology Research & Practice
Case Report

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the epididymis: a case report and review of the literature

1.

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey

2.

Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey

Urol Res Pract 2013; 39: 281-284
DOI: 10.5152/tud.2013.068
Read: 1539 Downloads: 1006 Published: 25 July 2019

Abstract

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 showed 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 to date. We present our case of pseudotumor of the epididymis as the eleventh case reported in the literature with a brief review.

Files
EISSN 2980-1478