Testicular tumour, could it be benign? A clinical conundrum

Testicular vasculitis (TV) is a cause of testicular infarction (TI) which can lead to significant morbidity and rarely mortality. Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) is the most common vasculitis that leads to testicular infarction (TI). This case report describes the retrospective tissue diagnosis of autoim...

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Published inUrology case reports Vol. 27; p. 100981
Main Authors Wood, Dale, Chua, Dorothy, Shepherd, Benjamin, Desai, Devang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.11.2019
Elsevier
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Inflammation and Infection
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Summary:Testicular vasculitis (TV) is a cause of testicular infarction (TI) which can lead to significant morbidity and rarely mortality. Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) is the most common vasculitis that leads to testicular infarction (TI). This case report describes the retrospective tissue diagnosis of autoimmune vasculitis in a middle aged Caucasian male who developed left unilateral orchalgia and a hard, palpable testicular mass.
ISSN:2214-4420
2214-4420
DOI:10.1016/j.eucr.2019.100981