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Penis and scrotum

Non-neoplastic lesions of scrotum

Peritesticular fibrosis

Editors: Antonio Cubilla, M.D. and Alcides Chaux, M.D.

Revised: 16 May 2010, last major update May 2010

Definition

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● Benign tumor-like lesion simulating a testicular tumor ((Arch Surg 1978;113:814)

● May cause bowel wall perforation in infants with meconium periorchitis

Sites

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● Typically involves tunica albuginea

Case reports

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● 32 year old man with previous idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (Eur Urol 1986;12:64)

Micro description (Histopathology)

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● Dense fibrosis, focal edema, lymphangiectasis, perivascular round cell infiltration

● Active epididymitis and chronic interstitial orchitis present in some cases

● Associated with fibrinous or hyalinized loose bodies in cavity

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