Isolated periarteritis nodosa of the spermatic cord presenting as a scrotal mass: report of a case

We report a 57-year-old man who visited a local hospital because of a fist-sized swelling and pain in his right scrotum. Surgically resected tissue revealed necrotizing arteritis in a small spermatic artery. As systemic symptoms for angiitis were not present, this is thought to be the second case of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Heart and vessels 1998-01, Vol.13 (3), p.152-154
Hauptverfasser:	Kameyama, K, Kuramochi, S, Kamio, N, Akasaka, Y, Higa, I, Hata, J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Diagnosis, Differential Follow-Up Studies Genital Diseases, Male - diagnosis Genital Diseases, Male - surgery Humans Male Middle Aged Polyarteritis Nodosa - diagnosis Polyarteritis Nodosa - surgery Spermatic Cord - pathology Spermatic Cord - surgery Testicular Neoplasms - diagnosis Vasectomy
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a 57-year-old man who visited a local hospital because of a fist-sized swelling and pain in his right scrotum. Surgically resected tissue revealed necrotizing arteritis in a small spermatic artery. As systemic symptoms for angiitis were not present, this is thought to be the second case of isolated angiitis occurring in the spermatic cord.
ISSN:	0910-8327 1615-2573
DOI:	10.1007/BF01747833