Testicular mass in an elderly patient: a rare presentation of Hodgkin's lymphoma

BMJ Case Rep. 2011 Feb 2:2011:bcr0920103325. doi: 10.1136/bcr.09.2010.3325.

Abstract

A testicular mass in an elderly man has a high probability of being a lymphoma. However, when the pathologist is faced with a neoplastic lymphoid infiltrate in the testes, one rarely considers Hodgkin's lymphoma as a possibility, as a vast majority turn out to be diffuse large B cell lymphomas. The authors discuss the second case of Hodgkin's lymphoma, nodular sclerosis subtype, presenting as a painless enlarged testicle and associated symptoms similar to irreducible hernia in a 73-year-old gentleman. The patient was later found to have subdiaphragmatic lymph node disease. Hodgkin's lymphoma should therefore be given due consideration in the differential diagnosis of a testicular tumour with a predominantly lymphoid infiltrate.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Hodgkin Disease / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Testicular Neoplasms / pathology*