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Spermatic Cord Myofibroblastoma

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Synonyms

Mammary-type myofibroblastoma

Definition

Benign myofibroblastic tumor with hyalinized collagenous stroma

Clinical Features

  • Incidence

    Extra-mammary location of a myofibroblastoma is rare (about 160 cases have been reported in English literature).

  • Age

    The age ranges from 30 to 85 years with a median age of 55 years.

  • Sex

    Slight male predominance (65%).

  • Site

    Initially described in the breast, it usually arises in the inguinal/groin region or along milk line. It is also observed in the abdominal wall, buttock, back, and vaginal wall. The tumor is usually found in the subcutis, but may be deeper. Localization of the tumor in male genital organs is very rare, but is described in the scrotal sac, spermatic cord, paratesticular region, prostate, and seminal vesicles.

  • Treatment

    Local surgical excision is sufficient. The neoplasm does not appear to recur.

  • Outcome

    The prognosis of the disease is excellent. There is no evidence of any significant recurrence risk, even in the presence of...

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References and Further Reading

  • Cohen, A. J., & Steele, G. S. (2016). A mammary-type myofibroblastoma of the prostate: A case report. Urology Case Reports, 8, 44–46.

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  • Ishihara, A., Yasuda, T., Sakae, Y., Sakae, M., Hamada, T., Tsukazaki, H., & Furumoto, M. (2018). A case of mammary-type myofibroblastoma of the inguinal region. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 53, 464–467.

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  • Kojima, F., Ishida, M., Takikita-Suzuki, M., Shiba, M., Tsujimoto, Y., Kinouchi, T., & Okabe, H. (2012). Mammary-type myofibroblastoma of seminal vesicle. Histopathology, 60(3), 524–527.

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  • Mukonoweshuro, P., McCormick, F., Rachapalli, V., Natale, S., & Smith, M. E. (2007). Paratesticular mammary-type myofibroblastoma. Histopathology, 50, 396–397.

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  1. Department of Translational Research and of New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Raffaele Gaeta & Alessandro Franchi

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  1. NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands

    J.H.J.M. van Krieken

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Gaeta, R., Franchi, A. (2019). Spermatic Cord Myofibroblastoma. In: van Krieken, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_4945-1

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