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Sonographic findings in testicular sarcoidosis simulating malignant nodule
Author(s) -
Eraso Carmen E.,
Vrachliotis Thomas G.,
Cunningham Jerome J.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199902)27:2<81::aid-jcu6>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoidosis , nodule (geology) , radiology , testicle , solitary pulmonary nodule , pathology , computed tomography , anatomy , paleontology , biology
Testicular involvement by sarcoidosis is rare. We report a case of a patient with known sarcoid who had a unilateral testicular nodule with apparent capsular invasion on sonography. The epididymis was normal on both sides. Despite these atypical features, pathology showed the nodule to be a sarcoid granuloma. In patients with sarcoidosis, the differential diagnosis of an intratesticular mass should include testicular involvement by sarcoid. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 27:81–83, 1999.