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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

  • May mimic a testicular tumour.[1]
  • Usually diagnosed by pathology.[2]

Subclassification:[3]

  • 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:

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.