A 51-year-old man was referred at the urological department due to the primary suspicion of a left testicular cancer. Staging computed tomography of the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis was negative for lymphatic or hematogeneous metastatic tumor spread. Moreover, testicular tumor markers such as α-fetoprotein (AFP) and beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG), and preoperative hormone levels (testosterone, LH, FSH) were within normal ranges.\nTesticular ultrasound confirmed a 0.9 × 0.9 × 1.0 cm rounded, peripheral, and hyperechoic lesion of the lower pole of the left testicle (Fig. a) connected with the tunica albuginea, without pathological signs of the right testicle. No exact vascular signs or vascular flow within this lesion were reproducible on baseline color and power Doppler sonography (Fig. b). Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (LOGIQ E9 ultrasound machine by GE Healthcare, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA) was performed as an additional diagnostic tool to clarify the vascularization of the suspicious lesion. Interestingly, the lesion was contrast-absorbing after bolus contrast agent application of 2.4 cc (SonoVue, Bracco, Milan, Italy), Fig. c. Moreover, real-time elastography (RTE) of the left testis was performed to evaluate the tissue elasticity of the tumor mass, showing a hard lesion (Fig. d). In summary, multiparametric ultrasound confirmed a vascularized and hardened lesion, therefore being suspicious of testicular cancer.\nNext, inguinal exploration with organ-sparing surgery and tumor enucleation was performed without ischemia. Intraoperative frozen section analysis of the tumor and tumor bed biopsies was performed, providing no evidence of malignant germ cell tumor or testicular intraepithelial neoplasia (TIN). Final pathology report confirmed a completely removed adenomatoid tumor of the left testicle arising from the tunica albuginea.
A 52-year-old male presented with complaints of a painless nodule in right scrotal sac for last 2-years that was gradually but very slowly increasing in size. There was no history suggestive of urinary infection, genitor-urinary tuberculosis or epididymo-orchitis. Examination revealed a pea-sized firm, well-marginated, smooth swelling present at the lower pole of testis but that could not be separated with epididymis. Testicular sensation was normal and cord and rest of the epididymis was normal. Serum level of α-fetoprotein and β-HCG were normal. Scrotal ultrasonography revealed a solid mass at the lower pole of right testis that was relatively hyperechoic as compared to the testicular parenchyma []. Scrotal MRI revealed a well-defined lenticular lesion at lower part of right testis. The lesion displayed signals isointense to slightly hypointense on both T1- and T2-weighted images with adjacent hypointense band. The interface with the testis was maintained []. Fine-needle aspiration from the mass revealed absence of malignant cells. In view of long clinical history, negative tumor markers, findings typical of adenomatoid tumor on sonography and MRI, as reported previously,[] and absence of malignant cells on cytology local excision was performed under local anesthesia through inguinal incision. At exploration, there was a hard mass on the lower pole separate from the epididymis. Histopathology confirmed it to be an adenomatoid tumor.