[Calcified spermatocele simulating a neoplasm].
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of a spermatocele mimicking a paratesticular neoplasm.


METHODS
A 58-year-old man was admitted to our hospital complaining of paratesticular swelling; a firm mass was detected on physical examination. The ultrasound study showed a paratesticular mass with hyperechoic and hypoechoic areas and calcifications, mimicking a neoplasm. Orchidectomy was performed.


RESULTS
The anatomopathological study showed a paratesticular spermatocele with calcification.


CONCLUSIONS
The spermatocele can mimick a paratesticular neoplasm.
Medina Pérez
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M
Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital de la Merced, Osuna, Sevilla, España.
Sánchez González
M
M
Valero Puerta
J
J
Valpuesta Fernández
I
I
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013088:Spermatocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*