Bilateral Synchronous Granulomatous Orchitis in a Patient with Erectile Disfunction : Clinical and Pathologic Study of the Case
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 50-year-old male patient presented with erectile failure and loss of libido.
In the physical examination, there were stone-hard indurations in his bilateral testes.
The ultrasonographic study demonstrated multiple hypoechoic areas in the testes and normal epididymis.
Since the lesion was presumed as malignancy, bilateral inguinal exploration was performed and intraoperative frozen biopsies were studied and diagnosed as inflammatory process.
Nevertheless, we decided to perform left orchiectomy to a deeper histopathologic analysis which revealed granulomatous orchitis, mastocytosis, and severe depletion of Leydig cells at the testicular interstitium.
Differential diagnosis between testicular tumor and granulomatous orchitis is very difficult in any examination except by histological findings.
Bilateral cases of this pathology are relatively rare, but it is necessary to distinguish them from the testicular tumor before surgical intervention to avoid an unnecessary orchiectomy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rodriguez Peña, M.& Moreno, D.. 2013. Bilateral Synchronous Granulomatous Orchitis in a Patient with Erectile Disfunction : Clinical and Pathologic Study of the Case. Case Reports in Urology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483254
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rodriguez Peña, M.& Moreno, D.. Bilateral Synchronous Granulomatous Orchitis in a Patient with Erectile Disfunction : Clinical and Pathologic Study of the Case. Case Reports in Urology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483254
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rodriguez Peña, M.& Moreno, D.. Bilateral Synchronous Granulomatous Orchitis in a Patient with Erectile Disfunction : Clinical and Pathologic Study of the Case. Case Reports in Urology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483254
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-483254