title: Sperm granuloma of the inguinal vas deferens mimicking recurrent incarcerated inguinal hernia.
abstract: Masses of the spermatic cord are rare and can be neoplastic or inflammatory lesions. We present a case of a sperm granuloma of the inguinal vas deferens presenting as a recurrent incarcerated inguinal hernia in a 42-year-old man.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA. deanel@uci.edu
authors.forename: Leslie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Deane
authors.forename: Paul Nash
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Suding
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lekawa
authors.forename: Navneet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Narula
authors.forename: Elspeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: McDougall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery