Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis with uncommon presentation as haematocele.

نویسندگان

  • B R Mehra
  • A P Thawait
  • R R Narang
  • N M Gangane
  • V J Vyas
چکیده

Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis was encountered in a 62-year-old man. The tumour was localised in the region of the testicular hilum as a greyish-white nodule that showed no involvement of the adjacent testicular parenchyma or the epididymis. On microscopical examination, there was a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma separated by fibrovascular stroma, entirely confined to the testicular hilum. This primary carcinoma of the rete testis presented as a haematocele.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Singapore medical journal

دوره 48 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007