Aluko Titilope, Masi Zachary, Tomaszewski Jeffrey, Germaine Pauline
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ 08103, USA.
Diagnostic Radiology, Cooper University Hospital, 1 Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ, 08103, USA.
Radiol Case Rep. 2018 Feb 9;13(2):411-414. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2018.01.018. eCollection 2018 Apr.
Leiomyomas are benign mesenchymal tumors, the overwhelming majority of which are located in the uterus. Rare cases arise in other organs, including the scrotum, pelvis, bladder, and spermatic cord. This report evaluates the case of a 37-year-old man with a history of prior left inguinal hernia repair, who presented with a painless right scrotal mass. He first noticed the mass approximately 1 year prior to his initial visit. Subsequent ultrasound of the scrotum demonstrated a 5-cm circumscribed, hypoechoic, mildly vascular extratesticular mass located within the right hemiscrotum. Based on the initial imaging, the differential diagnosis included lipoma, adenomatoid tumor, papillary cystadenoma, leiomyoma, fibrous pseudotumor, sarcoid granuloma, sarcoma (including liposarcoma, rhabdosarcoma, or leiomyosarcoma), lymphoma, and an extranumerary testis. The mass had circumscribed margins, suggesting an encapsulated lesion, and was completely separate from the testicle on ultrasound. Despite this, testicular malignancy was not entirely excluded as a diagnosis, although it was considered far less likely. The patient was definitively treated with surgical excision of the mass. Pathology of the surgical specimen confirmed diagnosis of leiomyoma, a rare scrotal mass.
平滑肌瘤是一种良性间叶组织肿瘤,其中绝大多数位于子宫。罕见情况下会出现在其他器官,包括阴囊、骨盆、膀胱和精索。本报告评估了一名37岁男性患者的病例,该患者有左侧腹股沟疝修补病史,现出现无痛性右侧阴囊肿块。他在初次就诊前约1年首次发现该肿块。随后的阴囊超声检查显示,在右侧阴囊内有一个5厘米大小、边界清晰、低回声、轻度血管化的睾丸外肿块。根据初始影像学检查,鉴别诊断包括脂肪瘤、腺瘤样瘤、乳头状囊腺瘤、平滑肌瘤、纤维性假瘤、结节病肉芽肿、肉瘤(包括脂肪肉瘤、横纹肌肉瘤或平滑肌肉瘤)、淋巴瘤和额外睾丸。该肿块边界清晰,提示为包膜完整的病变,超声检查显示其与睾丸完全分离。尽管如此,睾丸恶性肿瘤作为诊断并未被完全排除,尽管其可能性被认为要小得多。该患者最终接受了肿块的手术切除治疗。手术标本的病理检查确诊为平滑肌瘤,这是一种罕见的阴囊肿块。