Relapse of brucellosis simulating testis tumor.
We report on a case of a 32-year-old man referred for evaluation of a painless left testicular mass suggesting a testicular tumor. Previous history was uneventful except for a 3-year history of systemic brucellosis without epididymo-orchitis. Radical inguinal orchidectomy was performed. Clinical and histopathological findings indicated a brucellar abscess of the left testis. Even in the absence of systemic symptoms, the possible relapse of brucellosis as an abscess formation in the testis should be considered as a rare cause of testicular mass in patients who live in endemic regions.
Department of Urology, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Aydin 09110, Turkey. ikocak@adu.edu.tr
Izzet
I
Kocak
Mehmet
M
Dündar
Nil
N
Culhaci
Alparslan
A
Unsal
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002002:Brucella; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D012008:Recurrence; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*