Giant lipoma of the spermatic cord.
The authors present a case of a huge right inguinal bulge that was referred as a right inguinal hernia. At surgery, it was confirmed to be a giant lipoma of the spermatic cord. A description of the case, pictures of clinical appearance and operative specimen, and a short literature review are presented.
Cavazzola
Leandro Totti
LT
Department of General Surgery, Universidade Luterana do Brasil, ULBRA-Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. cavazzola@gmail.com
Lieberknecht
Marco
M
Machado
André Severo
AS
Farias
Fernando Rogério Beyloni
FR
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013085:Spermatic Cord