Korean J Urol.  2006 Mar;47(3):344-346. 10.4111/kju.2006.47.3.344.

Calcifying Fibrous Pseudotumor of the Spermatic Cord

• Moon HS
• Lee HN
• Kim GY
• Oh YH
• Kim SI
• Choi HY
• Park HY
• Lee TY

• KMID: 2294186
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4111/kju.2006.47.3.344

Abstract

Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor is an uncommon benign soft tissue lesion that is newly recognized in the literature. It predominately occurs in young adults and it is mainly located in the extremities, trunk and neck. The pathologic features of calcifying fibrous pseudotumor are characterized by a hyalinized fibrous stroma, psammomatous or dystrophic calcifications and chronic inflammatory cells. The pathogenesis of calcifying fibrous pseudotumor is uncertain. Total excision of the lesion is curative and recurrence is rare. We report here on a case of calcifying fibrous pseudotumor of the spermatic cord that was discovered as a palpable inguinal mass in a 24-year-old man.

Keyword

Inflammatory pseudotumor; Spermatic cord

MeSH Terms

Extremities
Granuloma, Plasma Cell
Humans
Hyalin
Neck
Recurrence
Spermatic Cord*
Young Adult

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Abdominal computed tomography shows a calcified mass along the left spermatic cord that measures about 1.6cm in diameter.

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  Fig. 2 Microscopic appearance shows areas of diffuse and extensive calcification with numerous psammomatous calcifications and other areas that are densely collagenized (A), and there are patchy infiltrates of plasma cells and lymphocytes in focal areas of the mass (B) (hematoxylin and eosin; ×100).

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