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. 2007 Sep 6;451(6):987–997. doi: 10.1007/s00428-007-0502-8

Table 1.

Macroscopic mimickers (pseudotumors) of testicular and paratesticular neoplasia

Vascular lesions
  Intratesticular hemorrhage
  Segmental testicular infarction
  Organizad testicular hematocele
    Cholesterol granuloma of the tunica vaginalis
Inflammatory lesions
  Nonspecific infectious inflammatory lesions
  Specific infectious inflammatory lesions
  Non-infectious inflammatory lesions
    Idiopathic inflammatory lesions
     Idiopathic granulomatous orchitis
     Testicular malakoplakia
     Testicular sarcoidosis
  Meconium periorchitis
  Sperm granuloma
Cysts
  Testicular cysts
    Albuginea cysts
    Parenchymal cysts (Epidermoid cysts)
    Rete-testis cysts- Cystic displasia of the rete testis
  Epididymal cysts and Spermatoceles
  Spermatic cord cysts
Ectopic tissues
  Adrenal cortical rests
  Spleno-gonadal fusion
Testicular appendages
Miscellaneous other lesions
Fibrous pseudotumors; (Fibromatous periorchitis-Nodular periorchitis)
  Amyloidosis
  Polyorchididm
  Sclerosing lipogranuloma