Ahmed Rumman, Wolfe Konrad, Acher Peter, Liyanage Sidath
Department of Histopathology, Southend University Hospital, Essex, UK.
Department of Urology, Southend University Hospital, Essex, UK.
Radiol Case Rep. 2017 Sep 12;12(4):746-751. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2017.08.005. eCollection 2017 Dec.
Granulomatous bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) infection, both localized and disseminated, as a complication of intravesical therapy for transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder is a recognized but highly unusual phenomenon. We report the case of an 89-year-old gentleman with a history of bladder transitional cell carcinoma and subsequent intravesical BCG instillation of the bladder who presented to his general practitioner with a non-tender lump in his left testis. Histopathologic and microbiological evaluation of the subsequent orchidectomy specimen revealed granuloma formation secondary to BCG infection. The use of bubble contrast agents and elastography in ultrasound to evaluate focal testicular lesions is a relatively novel concept, and we aim to highlight the imaging features of testicular BCG infection using these techniques.
作为膀胱移行细胞癌膀胱内治疗的一种并发症,卡介苗(BCG)肉芽肿性感染,无论是局限性还是播散性,都是一种已被认识但极为罕见的现象。我们报告一例89岁男性病例,该患者有膀胱移行细胞癌病史,随后接受了膀胱内卡介苗灌注治疗,之后因左侧睾丸出现无痛性肿块就诊于全科医生。对随后切除的睾丸标本进行组织病理学和微生物学评估,结果显示为卡介苗感染继发肉芽肿形成。在超声检查中使用气泡造影剂和弹性成像来评估睾丸局灶性病变是一个相对较新的概念,我们旨在通过这些技术突出睾丸卡介苗感染的影像学特征。