title: Epididymal sarcoidosis.
abstract: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder that rarely involves the genitourinary tract. To date only 28 cases of histologically proved sarcoidosis involving the epididymis have been described in the literature. Although uncommon, sarcoidosis should be considered in any differential diagnosis of testicular lesions. We present 2 cases of epididymal sarcoidosis. A 27-year-old asymptomatic black man had multiple nontender scrotal nodules on routine physical examination. A 34-year-old black man was initially diagnosed with sarcoidosis by transbronchial biopsy. He received 10 months of prednisone therapy before noticing a mass in the right testicle. Surgical exploration of both patients demonstrated noncaseating granulomatous inflammation consistent with sarcoidosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Wayne State University, Grace Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48235.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Lesser
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Crumley
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Cartwright
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peron
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bower
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004822:Epididymis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000473:pathology