Background: Richter’s syndrome is the transformation of indolent lymphoma into an aggressive form, most commonly diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Most patients are known to have chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Richter’s syndrome arises in the lymph nodes or bone marrow and rarely presents with extra nodal involvement. Case presentation: Our patient presented with Richter’s syndrome at an extremely uncommon site, i.e., testis. This is the fourth case reported in literature. Moreover, our case represents the longest follow-up reported so far with recurrence-free survival of more than 2 years now. Conclusion: Testicular mass in a patient with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia should raise the clinical suspicion of Richter’s syndrome and accordingly the patient should be thoroughly investigated and treated. Treatment needs multidisciplinary team approach: urologist, pathologist and hematologist.
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Desouky, E., Al-Salti, W., & Khan, M. (2021). Testicular mass: a rare presentation of Richter’s syndrome. African Journal of Urology, 27(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12301-021-00241-y
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