Testicular mass with macrocalcification and osseous metaplasia: A case report
| Autor: | Masoumeh Pourjabali, Masoumeh Noushyar, Ali Ghahramanpour, Fatemeh Mansouri |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
| Předmět: | |
| Zdroj: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, Vol 12 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2050-313X 2050313X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2050313X241266447 |
| Popis: | Testicular calcification is caused by calcium deposits of the testis in men with controversial and unknown etiology. Calcifications with a size >3 mm are considered as macrocalcifications. Calcifications are the result of high local calcium concentrations in many tissues. Ultrasonography is the gold standard imaging tool for testis investigation. We report a 28-year-old man who presented with left testicular pain and an inguinal hernia from 1 year ago. The ultrasonography demonstrated a hypoechoic calcified region size of 12 × 18 mm. The tumor markers were negative. After radical orchiectomy, the histopathology showed testicular calcification with benign osseous metaplasia. Calcification within a testis is found incidentally using ultrasonography since it may be misdiagnosed as a small benign or malignant mass. |
| Databáze: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| Externí odkaz: |
|