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Murine Orchiectomy and Ovariectomy to Reduce Sex Hormone Production

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[Orchiectomy due to early syphilis].

Lukas Koch¹, R Fink-Puches², L Cerroni²

¹Abteilung für Dermatologie und Venerologie, Medizinische Universität Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 8, 8010, Graz, Österreich. lukas.koch@medunigraz.at.

Urologie (Heidelberg, Germany)

|February 15, 2022

Summary

Abscessing orchitis, an inflammation of the testicles, can mimic testicular tumors. Early syphilis was diagnosed in a 45-year-old man after orchiectomy due to suspected testicular cancer.

Area of Science:

Urology
Infectious Diseases
Pathology

Background:

Granulomatous and abscessing testicular inflammations are crucial differential diagnoses for testicular tumors.
Infectious orchitis must be considered in cases of testicular masses with negative tumor markers.

Keywords:

Differential diagnosis Orchiectomy Orchitis Syphilis Testicular tumor

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