PRIMARY TESTICULAR LYMPHOMA WITH EXTRANODAL INVOLVEMENT

First described by Malassez in 1987, primary testicular lymphomas account for approximately 1% of non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas. However, secondary involvement of the testes is more common, and can occur in over 4% of Burkitt-type lymphomas (1). In fact, the name of primary testicular lymphoma is debatable because of the absence of lymphoid tissue in the testicle, and because the majority of patients present systemic @ CORRESPONDENCE