Abstract

Splenogonadal fusion is a rare congenital malformation that is characterized by the fusion of spleen and gonadal tissues in intrauterin period. The anomaly was first mentioned by Boestrom in 1883. It manifests itself as a mass consisting of splenic and testicular or ovarian tissue in the fifth to eight weeks of embriyologic development. It is more common in males and in the left side. It is seemed as a scrotal mass and is rarely diagnosed pre-operatively. In this kind of cases, invasive processes and unnecessary orchiectomy are prevented by the preoperative diagnosis. Unless the splenogonadal fusion has symptoms, surgery is unnecessary. So in differential diagnosis of the left side scrotal masses, the anomaly especially has to be remembered. Because of its rarity, we presented a thirty three years old male patient’s case, diagnosed splenogonadal fusion, which has undergone the surgery for suspicious malignancy.

Key Words: Spleen; Testis; Splenogonodal Fusion.