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GRANULOMATOUS ORCHITIS
Author(s) -
Berkley Reginald
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1965.tb04379.x
Subject(s) - medicine , orchitis , lesion , extravasation , pathology , dermatology , pathogenesis
S ummary A case of non‐specific granulomatous orchitis, an unusual and poorly understood lesion, is reported. The pathogenesis of the lesion is discussed, and it is concluded that thegranulomatous reaction is best explained by interstitial spermatozoa1 extravasation.