Testicular tuberculosis mimicking testicular malignancy.
A 22 years old male presented with right sided scrotal swelling of 5 months duration. On examination it was found to be of orange-sized, firm to hard in consistency with mild tenderness. Ultrasonography of testes failed to arrive at a diagnosis. However, fine needle aspiration cytology of the testicular swelling confirmed the diagnosis of testicular tuberculosis. Even conservative approach in the management gave satisfactory result.
Kundu
Susmita
S
Department of Chest, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata 700014.
Sengupta
Amitabha
A
Dey
Atin
A
Thakur
Sumitra Basu
SB
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014389:Tuberculosis, Male Genital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy