Tuberculosis of the Spermatic Cord: Case Report

Tuberculosis of the Spermatic Cord: Case Report

The spermatic cord tuberculoma is uncommon, especially in its lower portion. Most cases were described in Japanese literature. We report a case of tuberculosis of the spermatic cord in a sexually active young man, revealed by a scrotal mass mimicking a tumor of the testicle and discuss the suitable...

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Main Authors: Amine Benjelloun, Abderrahim Elktaibi, Younes Elharrech, Driss Touiti, Omar Ghoundale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Spermatic cord
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442014000941
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spelling doaj-01b0e3b12b464540858ccdf2e44d22d12020-11-25T00:11:24ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202014-09-012517617710.1016/j.eucr.2014.06.006Tuberculosis of the Spermatic Cord: Case ReportAmine Benjelloun0Abderrahim Elktaibi1Younes Elharrech2Driss Touiti3Omar Ghoundale4Pnemophtisiology Unit, Avicenne Military Hospital, Marrakech, MoroccoPathology Unit, Avicenne Military Hospital, Marrakech, MoroccoUrology Unit, Avicenne Military Hospital, Marrakech, MoroccoUrology Unit, Avicenne Military Hospital, Marrakech, MoroccoUrology Unit, Avicenne Military Hospital, Marrakech, MoroccoThe spermatic cord tuberculoma is uncommon, especially in its lower portion. Most cases were described in Japanese literature. We report a case of tuberculosis of the spermatic cord in a sexually active young man, revealed by a scrotal mass mimicking a tumor of the testicle and discuss the suitable diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, with preservation of the testes and the other sexual organs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442014000941TuberculosisSpermatic cord
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author Amine Benjelloun
Abderrahim Elktaibi
Younes Elharrech
Driss Touiti
Omar Ghoundale
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Abderrahim Elktaibi
Younes Elharrech
Driss Touiti
Omar Ghoundale
Tuberculosis of the Spermatic Cord: Case Report
Urology Case Reports
Tuberculosis
Spermatic cord
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Abderrahim Elktaibi
Younes Elharrech
Driss Touiti
Omar Ghoundale
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title Tuberculosis of the Spermatic Cord: Case Report
title_short Tuberculosis of the Spermatic Cord: Case Report
title_full Tuberculosis of the Spermatic Cord: Case Report
title_fullStr Tuberculosis of the Spermatic Cord: Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Tuberculosis of the Spermatic Cord: Case Report
title_sort tuberculosis of the spermatic cord: case report
publisher Elsevier
series Urology Case Reports
issn 2214-4420
publishDate 2014-09-01
description The spermatic cord tuberculoma is uncommon, especially in its lower portion. Most cases were described in Japanese literature. We report a case of tuberculosis of the spermatic cord in a sexually active young man, revealed by a scrotal mass mimicking a tumor of the testicle and discuss the suitable diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, with preservation of the testes and the other sexual organs.
topic Tuberculosis
Spermatic cord
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442014000941
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