Synonyms
Benign mesothelioma
Definition
Adenomatoid tumor is a mesothelial proliferation showing a nested, tubular, or cord-like pattern of growth.
Clinical Features
Incidence
It is the most common paratesticular tumor occurring in one third of the neoplasm of the region, and it is the most common benign neoplasm of testicular adnexa.
Age
Adenomatoid tumors of paratesticular region occur across a wide range of ages most commonly between 20 and 50 years (mean age 36 years).
Sex
Adenomatoid tumors occur in both sexes and are also found in the ovary, uterus, and fallopian tubes of the female genital tract.
Site
Most reported cases originate in the epididymis, but they rarely occur in the spermatic cord, in the testicular tunica (albuginea or vaginalis), in ejaculatory ducts and in the prostate. The tail of epididymis is the most common site of occurrence. Most challenging cases are reported in the tunica albuginea with an intratesticular component.
Treatment
Because of their benign...
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References and Further Reading
Colecchia, M., & Nicolai, N. (2016). Frozen section in testicular pathology. In Pathology of testicular and penile neoplasms (pp. 203–212). Cham: Springer.
Perez-Ordonez, B., & Srigley, J. R. (2000). Mesothelial lesions of the paratesticular region. Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology, 17(4), 294–306.
Skinnider, B. F., & Young, R. H. (2004). Infarcted adenomatoid tumor: A report of five cases of a facet of a benign neoplasm that may cause diagnostic difficulty. American Journal of Surgical Pathology, 28(1), 77–83.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this entry
Cite this entry
Colecchia, M., Massa, S. (2020). Adenomatoid Tumor. In: Raspollini, M.R., Lopez-Beltran, A. (eds) Uropathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41894-6_4776
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41894-6_4776
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-41893-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-41894-6
eBook Packages: MedicineReference Module Medicine