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Paratesticular leiomyoma in an azoospermic patient and successful testicular sperm extraction (TESE) for intracyto- plasmic sperm injection (ICSI) with an ongoing pregnancy

C. Ortega-Hrepich, E. Vanderlinden, C. Bourgain, P. Devroey, H. Tournaye

1Center of Reproductive Medicine, Dutch Speaking, Brussels Free University, Brussels, Belgium. 2Department of Pathology, Dutch Speaking, Brussels Free University, Brussels, Belgium.

Correspondence at: Carolina Ortega, Center for reproductive Medecine, Vrije universiteit brussel, laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Jette, brussels, belgium. e-mail: Caroline.Ortega@uzbrussel.be

Keywords:

Azoospermia, ICSI, Intracytoplasmic sperm injection, Paratesticular leiomyoma, TESE, testicular sperm extraction.


Published online: Oct 29 2012

Abstract

Leiomyomata of the urinary and male genital tract are extremely rare. They have been reported throughout the genitourinary male tract and the most common localization is the renal capsule. However, leiomyomas of the epi- didimis, spermatic cord, tunica albuginea and testis have been reported. We report diagnostic confirmation of a paratesticular leiomyoma in an azoospermic patient undergoing a testicular sperm extraction for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (TESE/ICSI) procedure.