Sarcoidosis mimicking disseminated testicular cancer.

Ibrahim SultanAli, Muhammad Zaman, Sachin Yende
Author Information
  1. Ibrahim SultanAli: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA. ardayy@aol.com

Abstract

Sarcoidosis rarely involves the genitourinary system or the spinal cord. This report describes a case of sarcoidosis with a scrotal mass, a mass compressing the spinal cord, and lesions in the liver and spleen. This case illustrates an uncommon manifestation of sarcoidosis, which may mimic disseminated testicular cancer.

MeSH Term

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Genital Diseases, Male
Glucocorticoids
Humans
Liver Diseases
Male
Paraplegia
Prednisone
Sarcoidosis
Scrotum
Spinal Cord Diseases
Splenic Diseases
Testicular Neoplasms

Chemicals

Glucocorticoids
Prednisone

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