Abstract

LARA BOHORQUEZ, Concepción; PORRAS HIDALGO, Virginia  and  JURADO ESCAMEZ, Pilar. Chronic hematocele simulating a testicular tumor: Report of two cases. Arch. Esp. Urol. [online]. 2008, vol.61, n.4, pp.537-540. ISSN 0004-0614.

Objective: Differential diagnosis of a testicular mass includes inflammatory conditions,malignant tumors and traumatic lesions, including hematomas and hematocele. Methods/Results: We report two cases of chronic hematocele. We discuss the clinico-radiologic characterisc and differential diagnosis. Conclusion: Hematocele is difficult to diagnose preoperatively because its symptoms may mimic cysts or neoplasms.

Keywords : Hematocele; Testicular mass.

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