A rare extra scrotal spermatocele: a rare case presentation

Authors

  • Sharique Ansari Department of Surgery, DY Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, Navi Mumbai
  • Tanveer Parvez Shaikh Department of Surgery, DY Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, Navi Mumbai
  • Thahir V.U. Department of Radiology, DY Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, Navi Mumbai
  • Nisha Mandhane Department of Surgery, DY Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, Navi Mumbai
  • Sandesh Deolekar Department of Surgery, DY Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, Navi Mumbai
  • Sangram Karandikar Department of Surgery, DY Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, Navi Mumbai
  • Shipra Singh Department of Radiology, DY Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, Navi Mumbai

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20150344

Keywords:

Spermatocele, Right inguinal region, Spermatic cord, Ultrasonography (USG)

Abstract

Right Inguinal region pain is a common complaint evaluated in surgical department. The number of differential diagnoses is lowered when the pain in a male patient is associated with a palpable tender mass. These diagnoses include inguinal hernia, inflamed inguinal lymph node, rectus sheath hematoma, cryptorchidism, mass derived from the spermatic cord, and polyorchidism. Right Inguinal region mass and pain caused by a spermatocele are unusual. Here we report a case of extra scrotal spermatocele causing right Inguinal region swelling and pain. To our knowledge this is a second reported case.

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Published

2017-01-10

How to Cite

Ansari, S., Shaikh, T. P., V.U., T., Mandhane, N., Deolekar, S., Karandikar, S., & Singh, S. (2017). A rare extra scrotal spermatocele: a rare case presentation. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 3(8), 2141–2142. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20150344

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