Abbate B, Pancani S
Divisione di Chirurgia Pediatrica, Ospedale Pediatrico Meyer, Firenze.
Minerva Pediatr. 1997 Dec;49(12):567-9.
Sertoli cell tumour is an uncommon neoplasm, either in the adult and in the pediatric age groups. An intrascrotal, slowly growing, painless swelling generally represents its clinical onset. Orchiectomy definitively is successful in these patients, since Sertoli cell tumour very rarely metastatise elsewhere. The case of a two-month old baby in which an acute intrascrotal involvement (requiring immediate surgical therapy), was the atypical onset of a testicular Sertoli cell tumour, is described. The hystogenesis as well as the clinical and pathological peculiarities of this neoplasm in pediatric patients are discussed.
支持细胞肿瘤在成人和儿童年龄组中都是一种罕见的肿瘤。阴囊内缓慢生长、无痛性肿胀通常是其临床起病表现。睾丸切除术对这些患者肯定是成功的，因为支持细胞肿瘤极少转移至其他部位。本文描述了一名两个月大婴儿的病例，其急性阴囊内受累（需要立即进行手术治疗）是睾丸支持细胞肿瘤的非典型起病情况。文中还讨论了小儿患者中这种肿瘤的组织发生以及临床和病理特征。
