Splenogonadal fusion: A rare case report and literature review

Urology Case Reports

Hamed Al Ali¹  Shaheed Alsuhaibani²  Naif Alhathal³  Turki Alhussain⁴  Abdulrahman Alsunbul⁴  Nasser Aldawsari⁴ 

[1] Corresponding author. Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Urology Department, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.;Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Urology Department, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Pathology Department, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Urology Department, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;

关键词: Splenogonadal fusion;    SGF;    Robotic surgery;    Testicular cancer;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Splenogonadal fusion is a rare benign congenital anomaly with few cases described in the literature. It is 16 times more common in males than in females. A 22 year-old healthy male with cryptorchidism presented with preoperative imaging strongly suggestive of malignancy. Histopathology after left orchiectomy showed mixed splenic and testicular tissue with no sign of malignancy. Splenogonadal fusion is rarely diagnosed preoperatively. It should be included in differential diagnoses in patients presenting with a testicular or abdominal mass. Greater recognition of this rare anomaly may facilitate testis sparing surgery in future cases.

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