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Case Reports
. 2017 Jul 8:14:30-32.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2017.06.007. eCollection 2017 Sep.

Serous Borderline Tumor of the Testis and Associated Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings

Alan Hsieh  1 , Mitchell Miller  2 , Wenlei He  3 , David Shin  4
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Serous Borderline Tumor of the Testis and Associated Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings

Alan Hsieh et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Serous borderline tumor (SBT) of the testis is a rare, ovarian epithelial-type tumor of the testis. We present a case of SBT after radical orchiectomy in a 59-year-old man who had 3-month progressive enlargement of his right hemi-scrotum, negative testicular tumor markers and scrotal ultrasound equivocal for malignancy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis was obtained to aid with evaluation and showed marked hyperintensity on T2-weighted images with frond-like nodular peripheral enhancement within right testis mass. These distinct MRI findings can help clinicians differentiate SBT from other testis tumors. Relapse has not been observed in 8 years of follow-up.

Keywords: Magnetic resonance imaging; Orchiectomy; Scrotal ultrasound; Serous borderline tumor of testis.

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Figure 1
Sagittal view of right testis on scrotal ultrasound.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A: Pre-Gadolinium T1-weighted axial image without fat saturation; B: Post-gadolinium T1-weighted axial image with fat saturation; C: T2-weighted axial image.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Histopathological appearance of SBT of testis showing Mullerian origin.
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