Vidyavathi K, Prabhakar Kalyani, Harendra Kumar M L
Department of Pathology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Sri Devaraj Urs University, Tamaka, Kolar, Karnataka, India.
J Nat Sci Biol Med. 2013 Jan;4(1):232-5. doi: 10.4103/0976-9668.107314.
Primary testicular lymphoma usually presents as a unilateral testicular mass with occasional bilateral involvement. The tumor show contiguous spread to rete testis, epididymis spermatic cord and rarely to tunica albuginea. We report a case of primary testicular lymphoma which showed rupture of tunica albuginea with involvement of inguinal lymph node which is unusual. A 50-year-old male patient presented with right inguinal swelling and right side scrotal swelling of five months' duration. Fine needle aspiration of the right inguinal lymph node was done and was suggestive for lymphoma/seminoma. Histopathology of right orchiectomy revealed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Further investigations did not reveal any other organs involved with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Primary testicular lymphoma usually shows spread to extranodal sites like skin, central nervous system and Waldeyer's ring at presentation and at relapse. Whereas, less common sites are lung, bone, liver, gastrointestinal system and nodal sites, especially the paraaortic lymph nodes. Testicular lymphoma with involvement of the inguinal lymph node is unusual. Clinical presentation of such cases may mimic germ cell tumors.
原发性睾丸淋巴瘤通常表现为单侧睾丸肿块,偶尔也会双侧受累。肿瘤可向睾丸网、附睾、精索连续蔓延,很少累及白膜。我们报告一例原发性睾丸淋巴瘤,该病例显示白膜破裂并累及腹股沟淋巴结,这种情况并不常见。一名50岁男性患者出现右侧腹股沟肿胀及右侧阴囊肿胀达5个月之久。对右侧腹股沟淋巴结进行了细针穿刺抽吸,结果提示为淋巴瘤/精原细胞瘤。右侧睾丸切除术的组织病理学检查显示为非霍奇金淋巴瘤(NHL)。进一步检查未发现非霍奇金淋巴瘤累及其他任何器官。原发性睾丸淋巴瘤通常在初诊和复发时会扩散至结外部位,如皮肤、中枢神经系统和瓦尔代尔环。而较少见的受累部位有肺、骨、肝、胃肠道系统及淋巴结部位,尤其是腹主动脉旁淋巴结。累及腹股沟淋巴结的睾丸淋巴瘤并不常见。此类病例的临床表现可能类似于生殖细胞肿瘤。