[A case of lipoma of the spermatic cord].
A case of lipoma of the spermatic cord is presented. The patient is a 68-year-old with the chief complaint of indolent swelling of the left scrotal content which had been noticed about a month ago. A firm elastic and walnut-sized mass with positive transillumination was palpable in the left spermatic cord, but ultrasound sonography demonstrated that it was a solid mass. Though the tumor was punctured with a 18-gauge needle, nothing could be aspirated. The tumor was removed and histologically diagnosed as lipoma originating in the left spermatic cord. Including the present case, 38 Japanese cases of lipoma of the spermatic cord are reviewed.
D000368:Aged; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013085:Spermatic Cord; D014463:Ultrasonography