Difference between revisions of "Splenogonadal fusion"

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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==

*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==

*[[Testis]].

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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==
-*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==
 *[[Testis]].