Splenogonadal fusion – Rare etiology testicular mass
Splenogonadal fusion is a rare congenital abnormality that affects mostly the male gender, and may present as cryptorchidism. A pre-operative diagnosis is rare and difficult, and may be mistakenly diagnosed as a gonadal tumor of malignant nature leading to unnecessary orchiectomy. The authors presen...
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| author | Mariana Morgado João Albuquerque Miroslava Gonçalves |
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| description | Splenogonadal fusion is a rare congenital abnormality that affects mostly the male gender, and may present as cryptorchidism. A pre-operative diagnosis is rare and difficult, and may be mistakenly diagnosed as a gonadal tumor of malignant nature leading to unnecessary orchiectomy. The authors present two case reports concerning the two types of splenogonadal fusion described, with a subsequent literature review, alerting for the clinical presentations and available complementary exams. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-750143ff4f104619a9e23cf45e4ae86a2022-12-22T01:11:20ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662016-07-0110C394110.1016/j.epsc.2016.04.018Splenogonadal fusion – Rare etiology testicular massMariana Morgado0João Albuquerque1Miroslava Gonçalves2Pediatric Surgery, Hospital de Santa Maria, PortugalHospital de Santa Maria, PortugalHospital de Santa Maria, PortugalSplenogonadal fusion is a rare congenital abnormality that affects mostly the male gender, and may present as cryptorchidism. A pre-operative diagnosis is rare and difficult, and may be mistakenly diagnosed as a gonadal tumor of malignant nature leading to unnecessary orchiectomy. The authors present two case reports concerning the two types of splenogonadal fusion described, with a subsequent literature review, alerting for the clinical presentations and available complementary exams.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576615300580Splenogonadal fusionSpleenTestisCryptorchidismEctopic spleen |
| spellingShingle | Mariana Morgado João Albuquerque Miroslava Gonçalves Splenogonadal fusion – Rare etiology testicular mass Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports Splenogonadal fusion Spleen Testis Cryptorchidism Ectopic spleen |
| title | Splenogonadal fusion – Rare etiology testicular mass |
| title_full | Splenogonadal fusion – Rare etiology testicular mass |
| title_fullStr | Splenogonadal fusion – Rare etiology testicular mass |
| title_full_unstemmed | Splenogonadal fusion – Rare etiology testicular mass |
| title_short | Splenogonadal fusion – Rare etiology testicular mass |
| title_sort | splenogonadal fusion rare etiology testicular mass |
| topic | Splenogonadal fusion Spleen Testis Cryptorchidism Ectopic spleen |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576615300580 |
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