title: Spermatocele: a rare complication of rectal surgery and radiotherapy. Case report.
abstract: A 47-year-old man developed a presacral mass after abdominoperineal resection, which is combined with pre and postoperative radio-chemotherapy for carcinoma of the rectum. CT-guided biopsy and cytological examination of the mass revealed no malignancy but spermatocele, which is a very unusual complication of rectal surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, 06018 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balkan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oysul
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beyzadeoglu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Safali
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saglam
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods; D003082:Colectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D013088:Spermatocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome