1965 Volume 56 Issue 2 Pages 223-228
The tumors of the epididymis are found relatively rarely. Longo et al. summarized on 98 benign and 36 malignant neoplasms of the epididymis recorded up to 1951. In our country 54 cases of the tumors of the epididymis have been reported.
benign:
adenomatoid tumor 16
leiomyoma 12
rhabdomyoma 1
papilloma 1
fibromyxoma 1
mixed tumor 1
total 32
malignant:
carcinoma 8
sarcoma 10
seminoma 2
malignant lymphoma 1
teratoma 1
total 22
As for adenomatoid tumor, in 1916 Sakaguchi described as the flrst case of adenomyoma. In 1958 Jackson studied the origin of this tumor in detail.
An 18 year-old man with adenomatoid tumor of left epididymis is reported in this paper.
