Sarcoidosis mimicking disseminated testicular cancer.
Sarcoidosis rarely involves the genitourinary system or the spinal cord. This report describes a case of sarcoidosis with a scrotal mass, a mass compressing the spinal cord, and lesions in the liver and spleen. This case illustrates an uncommon manifestation of sarcoidosis, which may mimic disseminated testicular cancer.
SultanAli
Ibrahim
I
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA. ardayy@aol.com
Zaman
Muhammad
M
Yende
Sachin
S
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012611:Scrotum; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone