Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis

✍ Scribed by D. B. Glazier; T. S. Vates; K. B. Cummings; S. Antoun

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 754 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0724-4983
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00183123

✦ Synopsis

Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis is a rare tumor. Histologic diagnosis is difficult, and in the past the tumor may have been incorrectly identified in a number of cases, leading to misleading information on the nature and behavior of this neoplasm. We present the case of a 39-year-old man with a long history of a small left hydrocele, who was lost to follow-up and presented again 2 years later with testicular discomfort. Sonographic findings were consistent with a testicular tumor. Histology confirmed low-grade adenocarcinoma of the rete testis, the first reported tumor of this grade. Previously reported cases of rete testis carcinoma are reviewed.