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'''Testicular abscess''', also '''abscess of the testis''', is a rare occurrence. | '''Testicular abscess''', also '''abscess of the testis''', is a rare occurrence. | ||
==General | ==General== | ||
*May mimic a testicular tumour.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Turhan V, Acar A, Ates F, ''et al.'' |title=Orchiectomy performed in two patients with Brucella orchitis mimicking testicular tumour |journal=West Indian Med J |volume=62 |issue=6 |pages=557–60 |year=2013 |month=July |pmid=24756746 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *May mimic a testicular tumour.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Turhan V, Acar A, Ates F, ''et al.'' |title=Orchiectomy performed in two patients with Brucella orchitis mimicking testicular tumour |journal=West Indian Med J |volume=62 |issue=6 |pages=557–60 |year=2013 |month=July |pmid=24756746 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
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*Abundant [[neutrophils]]. | *Abundant [[neutrophils]]. | ||
*+/-Microorganisms. | *+/-Microorganisms. | ||
DDx: | |||
*[[Germ cell neoplasia in situ]]. | |||
*[[Lymphoma]] of the testis. | |||
*Necrotic [[germ cell tumour]]. | |||
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TESTIS AND SPERMATIC CORD, RIGHT, ORCHIDECTOMY: | |||
- ABSCESS. | |||
- VAS DEFERENS WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC INFLAMMATION. | |||
- EPIDIDYMITIS. | |||
- TESTIS WITH ATROPHIC CHANGES AND ORCHITIS. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR GERM CELL NEOPLASIA IN SITU (INTRATUBULAR GERM CELL NEOPLASIA). | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY. | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Testis]]. | *[[Testis]]. | ||
*[[Testicular torsion]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||