Bologna Gregory Apap, Pisani David, Gauci Cressida, Camilleri Steven, Bugeja Simon
Department of Surgery, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta.
Urol Case Rep. 2024 Dec 19;58:102918. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2024.102918. eCollection 2025 Jan.
Xanthogranulomatous inflammation (XGI) is a rare, benign inflammatory condition of unclear pathogenesis, characterised by infiltration and subsequent destruction of normal tissue by lipid-laden macrophages together with lymphocytes and plasma cells. A 56-year-old gentleman was referred to the urology department of our hospital due to concerns that his right testicle felt firmer than his left over the preceding six months. He was investigated and subsequently underwent a right sided orchidectomy. The overall histopathological findings were consistent with chronic xanthogranulomatous epididymitis with testicular outflow tract obstruction and cystic ectasia of the rete testis and testicular parenchyma.
黄色肉芽肿性炎症（XGI）是一种罕见的良性炎症性疾病，发病机制不明，其特征是富含脂质的巨噬细胞连同淋巴细胞和浆细胞浸润并随后破坏正常组织。一名56岁男性因担心在过去六个月里其右侧睾丸比左侧更硬而被转诊至我院泌尿外科。他接受了检查，随后接受了右侧睾丸切除术。总体组织病理学检查结果符合慢性黄色肉芽肿性附睾炎，伴有睾丸流出道梗阻以及睾丸网和睾丸实质的囊性扩张。
