Intratesticular Abscess in a Solitary Testicle: The Case for Testicle Sparing Management

Intratesticular Abscess in a Solitary Testicle: The Case for Testicle Sparing Management

We present the case of a 24-year-old immunocompromised man with an intratesticular abscess. The patient presented with one week of left scrotal pain and swelling. Workup included scrotal ultrasonography which revealed a large fluid collection within the tunica albuginea of the left testis. Surgical exploration of the left testis evacuated a significant amount of purulent fluid. The residual via...

Supernumerary testicle in a case of polyorchidism.

INTRODUCTION The presence of more than 2 testicles is called polyorchidism. It is a rare anomaly. Less than 100 cases have been reported in the literature. CLINICAL PICTURE A 51-year-old man complained of a painless right groin lump for a year. Physical examination revealed a discrete ovoid non-tender, firm but mobile lump. No cough impulse was demonstrated. Sonography demonstrated a soft tis...

Diseases of the Testicle

Chondrocarcinoma of the Testicle

This case has been brought forward for publication, partly because of its pathological rarity and partly on account of the interesting clinical history. The patient was a European, aged 29, single, and working in Calcutta. He was born and had lived an athletic life in one of the colonies till the age of 26, when he came to this city. In December 1894 he was struck by a cricket-ball on the right...

Supernumerary testicle: case report and bibliographic review.

OBJECTIVE We report a case of supernumerary testis, a rare anomaly with only around 100 cases reported in the literature. METHODS We describe the case of a 26-year-old man who consulted for a left paratesticular tumor. Physical examination and ultrasound showed a 2-cm nodular lesion over the left epididymis. The lesion was confirmed as supernumerary testis by surgical examination and biopsy...