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Shin-Ichi Nureki1, Eishi Miyazaki2, Mari Yamasue1, Ryuichi Takenaka1, Masaru Ando1, Jun-Ichi Kadota1.
Abstract
We report a case of sarcoidosis with concomitant epididymis, testes, and phalanxes involvement mimicking intrascrotal organ cancer and metastatic bony disease. A 23-year-old man developed blurred vision and hyperemia of the left eye, and was diagnosed as having left iritis. A chest computed tomography scan detected bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy and lung nodular shadows. A transbronchial lung biopsy revealed a non-caseating granuloma and he was diagnosed with sarcoidosis. One year after the onset of his eye symptoms, he noticed enlargement of his right scrotum. Magnetic resonance imaging detected lesions of the right epididymis, bilateral testes, and bilateral phalanxes. A technetium-99m scintigram revealed a high accumulation in the bilateral bones of extremities. These radiological findings mimicked intrascrotal organ cancer and metastatic bony disease. Pathologic evaluation following the right epididymectomy revealed non-caseating granulomas compatible with sarcoidosis. Three and half years after the appearance of intrascrotal and bony lesions, they improved spontaneously. (Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis 2017; 34: 373-376). Copyright:Entities:
Keywords: cancer; intrascrotal organ; osseous; sarcoidosis; spontaneous remission
Year: 2017 PMID: 32476871 PMCID: PMC7170071 DOI: 10.36141/svdld.v34i4.5523
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis ISSN: 1124-0490 Impact factor: 0.670