RHABDOMYOMA OF THE TUNICA VAGINALIS OF THE TESTIS - A HISTOLOGIC, IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL, AND ULTRASTRUCTURAL-STUDY

Authors
TANDA F ROCCA PC BOSINCU L MASSARELLI G COSSU A MANCA A
Citation
F. Tanda et al., RHABDOMYOMA OF THE TUNICA VAGINALIS OF THE TESTIS - A HISTOLOGIC, IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL, AND ULTRASTRUCTURAL-STUDY, Modern pathology, 10(6), 1997, pp. 608-611
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology
Journal title
Modern pathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
08933952
Volume
10
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
608 - 611
Database
ISI
SICI code
0893-3952(1997)10:6<608:ROTTVO>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A case of an unusual tumor of skeletal muscle origin is described. The tumor was located in the tunica vaginalis of the testis in a 19-year- old man. Histologic examination showed a proliferation of elongated or round cells, with clearly discernible cross striations, surrounded by abundant mature connective tissue, consistent with genital rhabdomyom a. Immunohistochemical and electron microscopic features supported thi s diagnosis. Rhabdomyoma must be considered in the differential diagno sis of paratesticular tumors.