Scrotal Lipomatosis Mimicking Varicocele: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

نویسندگان

  • Sadi Turkan
  • Mehmet Kalkan
  • Coşkun Şahin
چکیده

Scrotal lipomatosis is a rarely seen disease with an etiology that is not fully understood. Some information suggests that this disease may be associated with infertility. It is characterized by pain-free scrotal swelling. In this study, we reported a scrotal lipomatosis case presenting due to infertility and pain-free scrotal swelling. It was operated on with the initial diagnosis of varicocele, but once fatty tissue was observed in the scrotum, the case was diagnosed as scrotal lipomatosis. Here, we present this rare case with a literature review.

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دوره 2015  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2015