Case Report
Dabska tumor (Endovascular papillary angioendothelioma) of testis: a case report with brief review of literature
1 Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
2 Department of Pediatric surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Diagnostic Pathology 2006, 1:12 doi:10.1186/1746-1596-1-12
Published: 22 July 2006Abstract
The Dabska tumor also known as Endovascular papillary angioendothelioma is a rare type of hemangioendothelioma characterized by intraluminal papillary endothelial structures. Most of these are superficial in location but occurrence in deeper tissues is also known. We describe case report of testicular Dabska tumor in a child presenting as inguinal hernia. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case report describing the occurrence of this rare entity in testis.
