Adenomatoid Tumor of the Spermatic Cord

Jun Shik Shin; Han Ki Yun; Yoon Hyung Lee; Eun Kyung Kwak; Sung Ryong Cho

doi:10.4111/kju.2008.49.7.650

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Shin, Yun, Lee, Kwak, and Cho: Adenomatoid Tumor of the Spermatic Cord

Original Article

Korean J Urol 2008;49(7):650-652.

Published online: 19 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4111/kju.2008.49.7.650

Adenomatoid Tumor of the Spermatic Cord

Jun Shik Shin, Han Ki Yun, Yoon Hyung Lee, Eun Kyung Kwak¹, Sung Ryong Cho

From the Departments of Urology and Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea

¹Departments of Urology and Pathology, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea

Received 27 March 200826 May 2008

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Adenomatoid tumors are rare benign neoplasms thought to be of mesothelial origin. Although most reported cases developed from the epididymis, rare cases have been reported in the testicular tunica, spermatic cord and ejaculatory ducts. Because of the benign nature of this tumor, the treatment of choice is local excision. We report a rare case of adenomatoid tumor of the spermatic cord treated by local excision.

Keywords: Adenomatoid tumor, Spermatic cord

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Fig. 1.

Scrotal ultrasonogram revealing an approximately 2.5x2.0 cm, oval shaped, well demarcated, heterogeneous echogenic mass in the spermatic cord.

Fig. 2.

Grossly, a well-defined mass (2.8x2.5x2.0cm) was found with a grayish white, slightly myxoid, cut surface.

Fig. 3.

Variable sized cystic spaces lined by flat to cuboidal epithelium and embedded in a delicate fibrovascular stroma infiltrated by inflammatory cells (H&E, x100).

Fig. 4.

Microscopic findings. (A) The tumor cells show strong positive staining for cytokeratin (x200). (B) The tumor cells show strong positive staining for calretinin (x200).

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