고환암으로 오인된 고환결핵 1예

• Published in: Infection & chemotherapy pp. 68 - 71
• Main Authors: 김원진, 신경화, 김미현, 조우현, 이광하, 전두수, 박혜경, 김윤성, 이민기, 박순규, 김기욱
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한감염학회 01.02.2011
• Subjects: 내과학
• ISSN: 2093-2340; 2092-6448

Next to lymphatic involvement, genitourinary tuberculosis is considered the second most common manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis worldwide. However,testicular and spermatic cord involvement is uncommon. We report here on a case of testicular and spermatic cord tuberculosis that masqueraded as testicular cancer. A 25-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with painless right scrotal swelling for past 2 months. The abdominal CT scan showed a heterogenous testicular mass that was suspicious for being malignancy. He underwent right radical orchiectomy;testicular and spermatic cord tuberculosis was revealed on histopathological examination. This case highlights the importance of taking a thoughtful diagnostic approach for testicular and spermatic cord tuberculosis, including fine needle aspiration before performing surgical exploration. KCI Citation Count: 0