Delayed rupture of the spleen presenting as a scrotal hematoma.
A case of a delayed rupture of the spleen presenting as a left scrotal mass (hematoma) is described. This interesting association was made with computerized axial tomographic scanning, ultrasound, and surgical exploration. When a scrotal mass is suspected to be a hematoma, abdominal pathology as a cause must be ruled out.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography