Tuberculous epididymo-orchitis mimicking a testicular tumour: a case report
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Tuberculous epididymo-orchitis mimicking a testicular tumour: a case report.
INTRODUCTION Isolated tuberculous epididymo-orchitis may closely mimic testicular tumour particularly in patients with no history of systemic TB thereby presenting a diagnostic and treatment challenges. CASE REPORT A 44-year old man presented with 4 months history of left scrotal mass and had left orchidectomy following a presumptive diagnosis of testicular tumour. Histopathological diagnosis...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Health Sciences
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1680-6905
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v12i3.26