Fibrous pseudotumor of the epididymis.

Al-Otaibi, Lefian; Whitman, Gary J.; Chew, Felix S.

doi:10.2214/ajr.168.6.9168731

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“…Since an early reference to a case of a peritesticular fibromatous mass by Sir Astley Cooper in 1830 and a case report by Balloch in 1904, 1,2 various case reports and small series have been published in the urology, pathology, and radiology literature. [2][3][4][5][6] Multiple other names have been applied to this and related entities, including chronic proliferative periorchitis, fibromatous periorchitis, pseudofibromatous periorchitis, reactive periorchitis, an inflammatory pseudotumor, nodular and diffuse fibrous proliferation of the tunica, a benign fibrous paratesticular tumor, granulomatous periorchitis, nonspecific peritesticular fibrosis, a nodular fibropseudotumor, and proliferative funiculitis, [7][8][9][10][11] partly reflecting the variable and overlapping spectrum of pathologic findings and various etiologic theories. Although the terminology, classification, and proposed pathogenesis have been confusing and controversial, these lesions are generally accepted to represent a benign reactive proliferation of inflammatory and fibrous tissue, likely in response to trauma, surgery, infection, or inflammation, as distinct from true benign fibrous neoplasms, which may also rarely occur in the testis and testicular tunics.…”

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Fibrous Pseudotumor of the Scrotum

Germaine

Simerman

2007

J of Ultrasound Medicine

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Fibrous Pseudotumor of the Scrotum

Germaine

Simerman

2007

J of Ultrasound Medicine

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“…Volume 227 ⅐ Number 1 Sonography of the Scrotum ⅐ 31testis. The proliferation can be hyperechoic or hypoechoic at US, and there is no other specific appearance(155).…”

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Sonography of the Scrotum

Dogra¹,

Gottlieb²,

Oka³

et al. 2003

Radiology

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Ultrasonography (US) with a high-frequency (7.5-10-MHz) transducer has become the imaging modality of choice for examination of the scrotum. US examination can provide information valuable for the differential diagnosis of a variety of disease processes involving the scrotum that have similar clinical manifestations (eg, pain, swelling, or presence of mass). The pathologic condition that may be at the origin of such symptoms can vary from testicular torsion to infection to malignancy. The ability of color and power Doppler US to demonstrate testicular perfusion aids in reaching a specific diagnosis in patients with acute scrotal pain. This review covers the anatomy of the scrotum and the scanning protocol for scrotal US, as well as detailed descriptions of disease processes and their US appearances. Newly described conditions such as intratesticular varicoceles and other benign intratesticular cystic lesions are also discussed.

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“…[9] Due to the amount of collagen, calcification or fibroblasts, fibrous pseudotumors can be hyperechoic or hypoechoic on ultrasound without another specific appearance. [10][11][12][13] Slight focal thickening of the tunica albuginea without abnormalities in the testicle may be detected by ultrasound. These lesions can be distinguished from most other testicular lesions according to ultrasound (US) findings, anatomic location, and negative tumor markers, but using these findings, determining the nature of these lesions (benign or malignant) radiologically is difficult.…”

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