[Intra-scrotal supernumerary spleen. A long silent case of discontinuous spleno-gonadal fusion].

The presence of a supernumerary spleen in the scrotum, situated around or near a more or less atrophic testicle, or replacing a missing testicle in cryptorchidism, represents the most common result of a rare congenital anomaly called splenogonadal fusion. A new case discovered in a 81-year-old patient is reported. The different clinical expressions, the different anatomic varieties and the macroscopic and histologic pattern are described and discussed.