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'''Splenogonadal fusion''' is rare congenital pathology. | '''Splenogonadal fusion''' is rare congenital pathology in which [[spleen|splenic tissue]] is fused to a gonad ([[testis]] or [[ovary]]). | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*May mimic a testicular tumour.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sountoulides | first1 = P. | last2 = Neri | first2 = F. | last3 = Bellocci | first3 = R. | last4 = Schips | first4 = L. | last5 = Cindolo | first5 = L. | title = Splenogonadal fusion mimicking a testis tumor. | journal = J Postgrad Med | volume = 60 | issue = 2 | pages = 202-4 | month = | year = | doi = 10.4103/0022-3859.132350 | PMID = 24823526 }}</ref> | *May mimic a testicular tumour.<ref name=pmid24823526>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sountoulides | first1 = P. | last2 = Neri | first2 = F. | last3 = Bellocci | first3 = R. | last4 = Schips | first4 = L. | last5 = Cindolo | first5 = L. | title = Splenogonadal fusion mimicking a testis tumor. | journal = J Postgrad Med | volume = 60 | issue = 2 | pages = 202-4 | month = | year = | doi = 10.4103/0022-3859.132350 | PMID = 24823526 }}</ref> | ||
*Usually diagnosed by pathology.<ref name=pmid24137272>{{Cite journal | last1 = Li | first1 = WF. | last2 = Luan | first2 = MX. | last3 = Ma | first3 = Z. | last4 = Chen | first4 = YJ. | title = Splenogonadal fusion: Report of four cases and review of the literature. | journal = Exp Ther Med | volume = 6 | issue = 3 | pages = 816-818 | month = Sep | year = 2013 | doi = 10.3892/etm.2013.1207 | PMID = 24137272 }}</ref> | |||
Subclassification:<ref name=pmi18971159>{{Cite journal | last1 = Chen | first1 = SL. | last2 = Kao | first2 = YL. | last3 = Sun | first3 = HS. | last4 = Lin | first4 = WL. | title = Splenogonadal fusion. | journal = J Formos Med Assoc | volume = 107 | issue = 11 | pages = 892-5 | month = Nov | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60206-5 | PMID = 18971159 }}</ref> | |||
*Continuous - attached to orthotopic spleen. | |||
*Discontinuous - no attachment to orthotopic [[spleen]]. | |||
==Gross== | |||
*Mass lesion. | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Benign splenic tissue. | |||
*Benign gonadal tissue ([[testis]] or [[ovary]]). | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Intratubular germ cell neoplasia]] (ITGCN) - testis only. | |||
*[[Germ cell tumour]]. | |||
*Other testicular or ovarian tumours. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Testis]]. | *[[Testis]]. | ||
Revision as of 00:24, 27 April 2015
Splenogonadal fusion is rare congenital pathology in which splenic tissue is fused to a gonad (testis or ovary).
General
Subclassification:[3]
- Continuous - attached to orthotopic spleen.
- Discontinuous - no attachment to orthotopic spleen.
Gross
- Mass lesion.
Microscopic
Features:
DDx:
- Intratubular germ cell neoplasia (ITGCN) - testis only.
- Germ cell tumour.
- Other testicular or ovarian tumours.
See also
References
- ↑ Sountoulides, P.; Neri, F.; Bellocci, R.; Schips, L.; Cindolo, L.. "Splenogonadal fusion mimicking a testis tumor.". J Postgrad Med 60 (2): 202-4. doi:10.4103/0022-3859.132350. PMID 24823526.
- ↑ Li, WF.; Luan, MX.; Ma, Z.; Chen, YJ. (Sep 2013). "Splenogonadal fusion: Report of four cases and review of the literature.". Exp Ther Med 6 (3): 816-818. doi:10.3892/etm.2013.1207. PMID 24137272.
- ↑ Chen, SL.; Kao, YL.; Sun, HS.; Lin, WL. (Nov 2008). "Splenogonadal fusion.". J Formos Med Assoc 107 (11): 892-5. doi:10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60206-5. PMID 18971159.