The Case of Huge Pure Lipoma of the Spermatic Cord Misdiagnosed as Inguinal Hernia

Autor: Dong In Jo, Sang Kyu Choi, Soon Heum Kim, Cheol Keun Kim, Hong Chung, Hong Sup Kim
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Urology Case Reports, Vol 13, Iss C, Pp 10-12 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-4420
DOI: 10.1016/j.eucr.2017.03.020
Popis: Clinically, pure spermatic-cord lipoma has not been recognized as a disease entity but regarded as an incidental finding at the time of hernia repair, because it presents groin symptoms and clinical findings indistinguishable from those of inguinal hernia. We report the successful treatment of case of huge pure spermatic-cord lipoma originally misdiagnosed as inguinal hernia. The patients had tumor excision without orchiectomy. Symptoms improved without any complication. In patients with inguinal hernia symptoms, pure spermatic-cord lipoma should be recognized as a significant clinical entity, and differential diagnosis should be achieved using ultrasonography and computed tomography to avoid unnecessary hernia repair.
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