Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Primary extranodal marginal zone lymphoma - Epididymis.

Primary extranodal marginal zone lymphoma - Epididymis.


Oct 2011

Source

Department of Urology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Ida Scudder Road, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India.


For correspondence: Prof. Nitin S. Kekre, Department of Urology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Ida Scudder Road, Vellore, Tamilnadu-632 004, India. E-mail: uro2@cmcvellore.ac.in

Abstract


An elderly male presented with painful swelling in the right side of scrotum. He was treated with antibiotics for epididymoorchitis without any response. Ultrasound examination revealed a hypoechoic vascular mass in the tail of the epididymis. Fine needle aspirate cytology was inconclusive. Excision of the mass was done and biopsy revealed primary extranodal marginal zone lymphoma arising from mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) of epididymis. Marginal zonelymphoma arising from the MALT of epididymis is very rare. Lymphoma should be considered as a differential diagnosis of any epididymal swelling unresponsive to conservative treatment. We report a rare case of primary extranodal marginallymphoma of MALT arising from epididymis.


Indian Journal of Urology

No comments: