Testicular schistosomiasis as differential diagnosis for testicular nodules: a case report
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Resumo: | AbstractDespite its infrequent occurrence, testicular schistosomiasis forming pseudo-tumors can be considered in the differential diagnosis of testicular tumors, especially in areas where the parasitic disease is endemic. In this report, we present a case of testicular schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni and mimicking a testicular neoplasm. We describe the patterns of a testicular nodule on ultrasonography and magnetic resonance images in a 46-year-old man. The nodule was removed after a pre-operative diagnosis of a non-malignant lesion. Histology demonstrated granulomas with epithelioid macrophages and eosinophils around S. mansoni eggs within a fibrous tissue that formed a nodular structure. |
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Testicular schistosomiasis as differential diagnosis for testicular nodules: a case reportSchistosomiasisTestisTesticular schistosomiasisTumorSchistosoma mansoniRadiologyAbstractDespite its infrequent occurrence, testicular schistosomiasis forming pseudo-tumors can be considered in the differential diagnosis of testicular tumors, especially in areas where the parasitic disease is endemic. In this report, we present a case of testicular schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni and mimicking a testicular neoplasm. We describe the patterns of a testicular nodule on ultrasonography and magnetic resonance images in a 46-year-old man. The nodule was removed after a pre-operative diagnosis of a non-malignant lesion. Histology demonstrated granulomas with epithelioid macrophages and eosinophils around S. mansoni eggs within a fibrous tissue that formed a nodular structure.Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT2015-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reportinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000400501Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.48 n.4 2015reponame:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropicalinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)instacron:SBMT10.1590/0037-8682-0229-2014info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFerreira,Tiago NevesHiga,Hana Caroline MoraisRondina,Ronaldo GarciaMiranda,Márcio Maia LamyKaddoun,Marcos LyraSantos,Maria Carmen Ferreira Lopes SilvaSouza,Rodrigo Stênio Moll deeng2015-08-25T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0037-86822015000400501Revistahttps://www.sbmt.org.br/portal/revista/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||dalmo@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br|| rsbmt@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br1678-98490037-8682opendoar:2015-08-25T00:00Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)false |
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Testicular schistosomiasis as differential diagnosis for testicular nodules: a case report |
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Testicular schistosomiasis as differential diagnosis for testicular nodules: a case report |
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Testicular schistosomiasis as differential diagnosis for testicular nodules: a case report Ferreira,Tiago Neves Schistosomiasis Testis Testicular schistosomiasis Tumor Schistosoma mansoni Radiology |
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Testicular schistosomiasis as differential diagnosis for testicular nodules: a case report |
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Testicular schistosomiasis as differential diagnosis for testicular nodules: a case report |
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Testicular schistosomiasis as differential diagnosis for testicular nodules: a case report |
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Testicular schistosomiasis as differential diagnosis for testicular nodules: a case report |
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Testicular schistosomiasis as differential diagnosis for testicular nodules: a case report |
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Ferreira,Tiago Neves |
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Ferreira,Tiago Neves Higa,Hana Caroline Morais Rondina,Ronaldo Garcia Miranda,Márcio Maia Lamy Kaddoun,Marcos Lyra Santos,Maria Carmen Ferreira Lopes Silva Souza,Rodrigo Stênio Moll de |
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Higa,Hana Caroline Morais Rondina,Ronaldo Garcia Miranda,Márcio Maia Lamy Kaddoun,Marcos Lyra Santos,Maria Carmen Ferreira Lopes Silva Souza,Rodrigo Stênio Moll de |
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Ferreira,Tiago Neves Higa,Hana Caroline Morais Rondina,Ronaldo Garcia Miranda,Márcio Maia Lamy Kaddoun,Marcos Lyra Santos,Maria Carmen Ferreira Lopes Silva Souza,Rodrigo Stênio Moll de |
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Schistosomiasis Testis Testicular schistosomiasis Tumor Schistosoma mansoni Radiology |
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Schistosomiasis Testis Testicular schistosomiasis Tumor Schistosoma mansoni Radiology |
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AbstractDespite its infrequent occurrence, testicular schistosomiasis forming pseudo-tumors can be considered in the differential diagnosis of testicular tumors, especially in areas where the parasitic disease is endemic. In this report, we present a case of testicular schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni and mimicking a testicular neoplasm. We describe the patterns of a testicular nodule on ultrasonography and magnetic resonance images in a 46-year-old man. The nodule was removed after a pre-operative diagnosis of a non-malignant lesion. Histology demonstrated granulomas with epithelioid macrophages and eosinophils around S. mansoni eggs within a fibrous tissue that formed a nodular structure. |
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