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Case Report

A case of sarcoidosis with intrascrotal lesions

Emi Yamaguchia,b  Hidenori Ichiyasua  Junji Naganob  Hiroto Kishib  Hajime Iwagoec  Koichiro Fukudab 

aDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kumamoto University Hospital
bDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kumamoto City Hospital
cDepartment of Infectious Disease Medicine, Kumamoto City Hospital

ABSTRACT

A 32-year-old man was admitted to our urology department for an examination of an enlarged right-intrascrotal mass. Testicular cancer with intrapulmonary metastasis was suspected. A right radical inguinal orchiectomy was performed for the purpose of therapeutic diagnosis. Histopathological findings of the epididymal tissue and testis revealed granulomas without evidence of neoplasm. A computed tomographic scan of the chest showed bilateral hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy with multiple micronodules and thickening of the bronchovascular bundles in both upper lung fields. Bronchoscopy showed mucosal irregularity, small nodules, and capillary network at the trachea and bronchi. Histopathology of bronchial lesion and lung nodules also showed noncaseating epithelioid cell granuloma. Systemic sarcoidosis was diagnosed on the basis of the findings. Although sarcoidosis very rarely presents with intrascrotal lesions, steps must be taken to distinguish between sarcoidosis and testicular malignancy, especially in young men.

KEYWORDS

Sarcoidosis  Epididymis  Intrascrotal mass 

Received 3 Jan 2014 / Accepted 6 Mar 2014

AJRS, 3(4): 585-589, 2014

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