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KMID : 1234520080030020238
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Korean Journal of Urogenital Tract Infection Inflammation
2008 Volume.3 No. 2 p.238 ~ p.241
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Primary Tuberculosis in Spermatic Cord Mimicking as an Inguinal Hernia
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Seong Youl-Keun
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Abstract
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Genital tuberculosis occuring in the spermatic cord is a very rare disease. A 64-year old patient presented with a mass on the right side of the inguinal area which had been painful and had gradually enlarged since 2 weaks ago. Under the ultrasonoghaphic diagnosis of a right inguinal hernia, surgical exploration was performed. The lesion was tuberculosis histopathologically and there was no apparent coexisting tuberculous lesion elsewhere in the body. After postoperative ajuvant antituberculous therapy for 4 months , recurrence has not been found.
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KEYWORD
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Genital tuberculosis, Spermatic cord
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