sclerosing sertoli cell tumor of the testis: case report and review of the literature

sertoli cell tumors of the testis are extremely rare tumors with a heterogeneous pathology. three histological variants have been described: sertoli cell tumor not otherwise specified (nos), large cell calcifying sertoli cell tumor and the sclerosing sertoli cell tumor. the sclerosing sertoli cell tumor described herein is associated with prominent stromal sclerosis. they present as painless scrotal masses without hormonal disturbances and are benign in nature. less than 30 cases have been reported in the world literature. we present a case of sclerosing sertoli cell tumor in a 39 year old male patient who presented with the complaints of a slowly growing painless mass in the right testicular region for 4 years.