Penis & scrotum
Inflammatory
Peritesticular fibrosis
Authors: Alcides Chaux, M.D., Antonio L. Cubilla, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 May 2010
Minor changes: 14 February 2019
Copyright: 2002-2019, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: Peritesticular fibrosis
Cite this page: Chaux A, Cubilla AL. Peritesticular fibrosis. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/penscrotumperitesticularfibrosis.html. Accessed August 3rd, 2020.
Definition / general
- Benign tumor-like lesion simulating a testicular tumor (Arch Surg 1978;113:814)
- May cause bowel wall perforation in infants with meconium periorchitis
Sites
- Typically involves tunica albuginea
Case reports
- 32 year old man with previous idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (Eur Urol 1986;12:64)
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Dense fibrosis, focal edema, lymphangiectasis and perivascular round cell infiltration
- Active epididymitis and chronic interstitial orchitis present in some cases
- Associated with fibrinous or hyalinized loose bodies in cavity
