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Primary testicular amyloidosis mimicking tumor in a cryptorchid testis
Roberto Casella1, David Nudell, David Cozzolino
1Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Urology
|March 7, 2002
Abstract:
We present a case of primary testicular amyloidosis mimicking tumor in a cryptorchid testis. Examination revealed the absence of a palpable testis in the left hemiscrotum. The laboratory evaluation showed azoospermia and a low testosterone level. The radiologic investigation demonstrated a heterogeneous left inguinal mass suspicious for tumor in a cryptorchid testis. After radical orchiectomy, the histologic evaluation revealed primary amyloidosis of the testis. The pathogenesis and clinical presentation of testicular amyloidosis are reviewed.