Proliferative funiculitis

Testis and epididymis
Non-neoplastic lesions
Proliferative funiculitis

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Definition / general

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Definition / general

Pseudosarcomatous myofibroblastic proliferation of spermatic cord
Usually incidental at herniorrhaphy
Ages 52 - 76 years; may be due to ischemia or torsion
Resembles nodular fasciitis
May be due to ischemia / torsion
Similar lesions arise in epididymis
References: Am J Surg Pathol 1992;16:448