1. Testis Tümörü Rolünde Bir Brusella Epididimiorşiti: Olgu Sunumu.
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KURT, Hasan Anıl, KATI, Bülent, GENÇALİOĞLU, Eda, DEMİRCİ, Emrah, and ALAN, Cabir
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BRUCELLOSIS , *FEVER , *ORCHITIS , *PAIN , *TESTIS , *TESTIS tumors , *EPIDIDYMITIS - Abstract
Epididymoorchitis caused by Brucella species is a rare infection. Although the most common genitourinary involvement of brucellos epididymoorchitis, Genitourinary involvement is observed in approximately 220% of brucellosis cases and epididymoorchitis is the most common form. It may mimicking a testis tumor by causing a painless mass. 29-year-old male patient was admitted painless mass in the right testicle He has noticed for one month. In addition fever and joints pain also. Tumor markers were normal. A nodular lesion detected his right testis. Scrotal Doppler ultrasonography revealed a nodular lesion in the right testis with indistinct margins. The blood supply was increased around epididiymis and testis. After the brucellos epididymiorchitis diagnosis, medical treatment was given and it followed by doppler usg. Finally; in endemic areas, particularly for painless mass cases found in the testicles with negative tumor markers negativity. Doppler ultrasonud showed great benefit in demonstrating the progress of the treatment, if had performed in experienced hands. it enables both diagnosis and differential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016