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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2023

Case report: Misdiagnosis of primary mucinous cystadenoma of the testicle by ultrasound.

Linlin Zhang, Jianyuan Xuan, Manxi Li, Mei Zhang, Yu Song, Ziang Pan, Bo Fan, Lin Lu, Hongyan Zhou, Yang Li

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Linlin ZhangDepartment of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Jianyuan XuanDepartment of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Manxi LiDepartment of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Mei ZhangDepartment of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Yu SongDepartment of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Ziang PanDepartment of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Bo FanDepartment of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Lin LuDepartment of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Hongyan ZhouDepartment of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Yang LiDepartment of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.

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Abstract

Testicular mucinous cystadenoma is a rare benign testicular tumor with the characteristics of being potentially malignant and showing atypical clinical symptoms; this article reports a case of a primary testicular mucinous cystadenoma misdiagnosed as testicular teratoma by ultrasound. A 69-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of a 1-year history of left-sided testicular enlargement with scrotal swelling and no obvious abnormalities on laboratory tests. Ultrasound examination revealed solid-mass lesions in the left testicle, suggesting a high probability of teratoma, and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination suggested an increased possibility of epidermoid cysts. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and contrast-enhanced MRI of the preoperative abdomen and pelvis showed no other primary adenocarcinoma. Doctors performed radical resection of the left testicle. The postoperative pathological diagnosis was mucinous cystadenoma, and calcification as well as partially mildly atypical epithelial cells were discovered. Furthermore, there were no neoplastic lesions in the epididymis or spermatic cord. No metastatic lesions were found after 6 months postoperative follow-up, and the patient's prognosis remains good.

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cystadenomadiagnostic errorsmucinoustesticleultrasound

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PMCPMC10508290

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