Testicular Tuberculosis Mimicking Testicular Malignancy.
- Author:
Jung Hyun KIM
1
;
Gyu Gwang LEE
;
Hyun Ho HWANG
;
Young Min KIM
;
Jae Hee SUH
;
Ro Jung PARK
Author Information
1. Departments of Urology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea. rjpark@uuh.ulsan.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Male genital tuberculosis;
Orchitis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Diagnosis;
Epididymis;
Humans;
Male;
Orchiectomy;
Orchitis;
Tuberculosis*;
Tuberculosis, Male Genital
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2005;46(7):767-769
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Genitourinary tuberculosis is the most common manifestation of an extrapulmonary tuberculous infection. The most common site of genital tuberculosis is the epididymis, but testicular tuberculosis is very rare. A 30 year old patient presented with a painless right testicular mass. Under the clinical diagnosis of a right testicular tumor, a right radical inguinal orchiectomy was performed. The pathological diagnosis revealed testicular tuberculosis, without involvement of the epididymis.
