Scrotal and inguinal masses are common patient complaints that prove diagnostically challenging due to the multiple anatomic structures found in the confined space of the scrotum. History and adequate examination is the cornerstone in diagnosing scrotal pathology. Ultrasonography is the principle radiologic study used to evaluate scrotal masses. This can locate the site of a mass, and different...

Carcinoid tumors are neuroendocrine tumors and most frequently occur within tissues derived from the embryonic gut. These tumors can occur in any organ but are very rare in the paratesticular region. We hereby report a case of paratesticular carcinoid in a 70-year-old male who, to the best of our knowledge, is the oldest patient reported so far in the world literature.

A 20-day-old boy was presented with left scrotal swelling, clinically diagnosed as hydrocele. Ultrasonographic findings suggested hydrocele with paratesticular mass. Intraoperatively we found paratesticular mass, separate from left testis. Specimen revealed fibroconnective tissue with mucoid degeneration and focal areas of calcification suggesting meconium periorchitis. It is important to consi...

PURPOSE We reviewed cases of intrascrotal tumors treated at our institution except for germ cell testicular tumors. PATIENTS AND METHODS From 1977 to 1998 (22 years), 120 cases of intrascrotal tumors treated at the University of Tsukuba. Of these, 15 cases (12.5%) were not germ cell testicular tumors. The patients' ages varied between 2 and 77 years with a mean of 49.6. RESULTS The most com...

INTRODUCTION Benign intrascrotal tumours are rare. CLINICAL PICTURE Three patients with bilateral paratesticular leiomyomas, an adenomatoid tumour of the testis and a left paratesticular dermoid cyst coexisting with a synchronous left paratesticular epidermal cyst are presented. These tumours were discrete, hard and smooth lesions, in which the diagnosis of malignancy could not be safely excl...

paratesticular sarcomas have happened rarely. due to the infrequency of this malignant disease and its diverse histopathologic subtypes, no standard treatment would be available. multiple treatments have reported in literature with different results. we have reported a 55 years old man with a 30 years history of paratesticular mass. after multiple operations, radical orchiectomy has revealed li...

Paratesticular liposarcoma is a rare tumour of the genitourinary track but the most common of all sarcomas in adults. The dedifferentiated variation occurs only in 10% of liposarcoma cases. The typical clinical presentation is similar to an inguinal hernia or a benign lipoma. We present the case of a dedifferentiated paratesticular liposarcoma with osseous metaplasia of the spermatic cord, in a...