Testicular Tuberculosis That Mimicked Testicular Cancer.
- Author:
Won Jin KIM
1
;
Kyung Hwa SHIN
;
Mi Hyun KIM
;
Woo Hyun CHO
;
Kwangha LEE
;
Ki Uk KIM
;
Doo Soo JEON
;
Hye Kyung PARK
;
Yun Seong KIM
;
Min Ki LEE
;
Soon Kew PARK
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Urogenital tuberculosis; Urogenital cancer; Testicular cancer
- MeSH: Adult; Biopsy, Fine-Needle; Humans; Spermatic Cord; Testicular Neoplasms; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis, Urogenital; Urogenital Neoplasms
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2011;43(1):68-71
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Next to lymphatic involvement, genitourinary tuberculosis is considered the second most common manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis worldwide. However, testicular and spermatic cord involvement is uncommon. We report here on a case of testicular and spermatic cord tuberculosis that masqueraded as testicular cancer. A 25-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with painless right scrotal swelling for past 2 months. The abdominal CT scan showed a heterogenous testicular mass that was suspicious for being malignancy. He underwent right radical orchiectomy; testicular and spermatic cord tuberculosis was revealed on histopathological examination. This case highlights the importance of taking a thoughtful diagnostic approach for testicular and spermatic cord tuberculosis, including fine needle aspiration before performing surgical exploration.
