The lesions produced by the Shwartzman and Arthus phenomena, as well as those produced by bacterial toxin and foreign sera in the normal rabbit, are spread by testicle extract over a larger area than would normally take place. With this spreading of the lesions there is a definite reduction in their intensity. Lesions produced by invasive strains of staphylococcus at high dilutions or non-invas...

Case Report A man aged 78 had noticed a swelling of the left testicle in August, 1958. Within 6 weeks an orchidectomy was performed. The testicle showed a necrotic growth and there were malignant nodules in the spermatic cord. A histological section was reported as being composed of large spheroidal cells intermingled with lymphocytes typical of a seminoma (Fig. 1). In September, 1958, a swelli...

52-year-old patient, epileptic, consulted for isolated left testicular pain since three months. On examination, the left testicle was the seat of a small lower polar nodule of approximately 1 cm in size. No other sign, including gynecomastia or swelling of superficial lymph nodes was observed. Tumor markers such as alphafetoprotein (AFP), b-human chorionic gonadotropin (b-HCG) and lactate dehyd...

.. A case of 14 months old child with history of uncorrected right cryptorchidism is reported here who presented with right inguinal abscess after 7 days of right groin pain.. A genitourinary examination was performed, which revealed that his right inguinal region was swollen and fluctuant, that was 5 cm in greatest dimension. No testicle was palpable in the right ipsilateral hemiscrotum. An ul...

We describe the case of a 13-year-old boy with testicular epidermoid cyst who presented with a painless testicular mass. Epidermoid cyst of the testis is a benign, non-teratomatous tumor. It is often possible to make the diagnosis preoperatively, combining typical sonographic features with normal biochemical tumor markers. Preoperative diagnosis will allow for testis-sparing surgery and prevent...