Ectopic spleen in testicular parenchyma: case report

Clinical case description: This report presents the of a 32-year-old man with palpable solid nodule in left testicle diagnostic hypothesis testicular cancer, which turned out to be splenic tissue through pathological anatomy analysis. Relevance: The splenogonadal fusion is rare and benign congenital anomaly related presence ectopic spleen gonadal parenchyma, caused by between these two tissues during fifth or sixth week embryonic development. condition great importance because its diagnosis difficult often confused other disorders such as neoplasm. implications: most common consequence this disorder unnecessary orchiectomy, variety cases are submitted. To avoid removal, intraoperative examination can used cases. Conclusions: parenchyma difficult. It important consider differential disorders, especially so that removal prevented use exam.