Testicular schistosomiasis: a case study

Hassan, Ashraf; El-Mogy, Sabry; Zalata, Khaled; Mostafa, Taymour

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.12.050

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“…As the differential diagnosis is difficult and simulates a cancer, it may lead to unnecessary orchiectomy [2]. Since no imaging method allows differentiation between benign and malignant disorders, biopsy is mandatory [13].…”

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“…Eight presented clinically as testicular edema, two with infertility and two with nodules. There was no predominance between right and left testicles [ 2 ]. The actual proportion of Schistosomiasis ovarian currently reported may not represent the actual rates of female genital involvement and reflect an underestimation of the disease [ 3 ].…”

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“…Usually these lesions are not clinically suspicious for Schistosomiasis and most of them are histologically diagnosed as incidental findings [ 1 ]. Testicular Schistosomiasis is rare, its diagnosis is difficult for mimicking testicular tumor, and it may cause unnecessary orchiectomy [ 2 ]. Ovarian Schistosomiasis has been described causing chronic granulomatous inflammation producing ovarian pseudotumor [ 3 ].…”

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From Incidentaloma to Suspicion of Malignancy: The Diverse Clinical Presentation of GonadalSchistosomiasis mansoni

Almeida

Oliveira

Pereira

et al. 2013

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

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Schistosomiasis is the second most widespread parasitic disease in the world, second only to malaria. The usual places the Schistosoma mansoni can be found in are the rectal and sigmoidal venules, as well as other segments of the large intestine of men. It may also be present in other ectopic topographies. Gonadal schistosomiasis is an unusual presentation of Schistosomiasis mansoni and its different clinical signs and symptoms disrupt correct diagnosis and culminate in surgical treatment that is, in most cases, unnecessary. In this study, we report four cases of gonadal Schistosomiasis mansoni, two in the ovary and two in the testicles. These cases were clinically investigated as a bacterial infection, a benign neoplasm, and a suspected cancer, whilst one of them was an incidentaloma.

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From Incidentaloma to Suspicion of Malignancy: The Diverse Clinical Presentation of GonadalSchistosomiasis mansoni

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Oliveira

Pereira

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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

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“…Hassan et al reported an extratesticular mass of low signal intensity on T2-weighted imaging, indicating a fi brous tissue component. No intratesticular masses of abnormal signal intensity or enhancement were present (2) . In our case, we report a solid and hypervascularized intratesticular nodule associated with bilateral ectasia of the veins of the pampiniform plexus.…”

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“…In an autopsy study in an endemic area in Brazil, testicular involvement was found in 3.2% of the schistosomiasis cases, indicating that these lesions are commonly subclinical (1) . Testicular involvement is attributed to the migration of eggs through venous channels between the internal spermatic and mesenteric veins (2) , inducing an immune response with granuloma formation and associated fi brotic changes (3) (4) . This lesion can mimic a malignant lesion presenting with painless small solid nodules.…”

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Testicular schistosomiasis as differential diagnosis for testicular nodules: a case report

Ferreira

Higa

Rondina

et al. 2015

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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Despite its infrequent occurrence, testicular schistosomiasis forming pseudo-tumors can be considered in the differential diagnosis of testicular tumors, especially in areas where the parasitic disease is endemic. In this report, we present a case of testicular schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni and mimicking a testicular neoplasm. We describe the patterns of a testicular nodule on ultrasonography and magnetic resonance images in a 46-year-old man. The nodule was removed after a pre-operative diagnosis of a non-malignant lesion. Histology demonstrated granulomas with epithelioid macrophages and eosinophils around S. mansoni eggs within a fi brous tissue that formed a nodular structure.

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Prostate adenocarcinoma associated with prostatic infection due to Schistosoma haematobium. Case report and systematic review

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Schistosomiasis affects more than 240 million people worldwide, an infection which may cause urogenital manifestations including, among others, squamous bladder cancer and prostate involvement. We describe the first case of a prostate adenocarcinoma associated with prostatic Schistosoma haematobium infection occurring in Angola. Prostate carcinoma was suspected because of high levels of prostate-specific antigen. This observation prompted us to review the literature on schistosomiaisis with respect to genital pathology and prostate cancer. Described genital manifestations in men include funiculitis, epididymitis, granulomata of the seminal vesicles, testicular masses, and prostate lesions which may cause haematospermia and infertility. In contrast to bladder cancer, only 12 reports including the present case on 17 cases on prostate carcinoma associated with schistosomiasis have been published worldwide. The rarity of reports on prostate carcinoma associated with schistosomiasis is partly due to diagnostic constraints, and its incidence is underestimated. However, in emerging countries, the incidence of prostate cancer appears to increase mainly as a result of urbanization and improved access to health care where schistosomiasis prevalence is decreasing.

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Testicular schistosomiasis: a case study

Cited by 9 publications

References 16 publications

From Incidentaloma to Suspicion of Malignancy: The Diverse Clinical Presentation of GonadalSchistosomiasis mansoni

From Incidentaloma to Suspicion of Malignancy: The Diverse Clinical Presentation of GonadalSchistosomiasis mansoni

Testicular schistosomiasis as differential diagnosis for testicular nodules: a case report

Prostate adenocarcinoma associated with prostatic infection due to Schistosoma haematobium. Case report and systematic review

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