| Granulomatous orchitis
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Etiology
•Unknown.
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Pathogenesis
•Unknown.
•Some speculate that the
disease may have an autoimmune basis.,
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Epidemiology
•Middle age
males.
•More frequently in African-Americans.
•Some cases are
associated with urinary tract infections, history of prostatectomy, inguinal
hernia repair and trauma.
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General Gross Description
•The testis is enlarged.
•The cut
surface is vaguely nodular, yellowish, and hard.
•Testicular involvement
may be total or partial.
•Examples:
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General Microscopic Description
•There is inflammation consisting of lymphocytes, plasma cells,
macrophages, fibroblasts and scattered multinucleated giant cells.
•Examples:
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References
• Cotran RS, Kumar V, Robbins SL: Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease. 5th ed. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1994, p. 1013.
Mostofi FK and Price EB editors.
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| Granulomatous orchitis
| | Synopsis by: Harold Yamase M.D. (T78000M44000)[238]
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