[Painless enlargement of the scrotum]

C Gratzke; M Seitz; D Zaak; O Reich; B Schlenker; C G Stief

doi:10.1007/BF03364682

[Painless enlargement of the scrotum]

MMW Fortschr Med. 2006 Jun 29;148(26):42-3, 45. doi: 10.1007/BF03364682.

[Article in German]

Authors

C Gratzke¹, M Seitz, D Zaak, O Reich, B Schlenker, C G Stief

Affiliation

¹ Urologische KIlnik und Poliklinik der LMU, Klinikum Grosshadern. christian.gratzke@med.uni-muenchen.de

PMID: 16875378
DOI: 10.1007/BF03364682

Abstract

Painless swelling of the scrotum may be due either to an increase in bulk of the scrotal contents or to changes affecting the skin of the scrotum. The reliable and rapid differentiation of harmless from serious conditions such as cancer of the testicles, is essential.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Edema / diagnosis
Edema / etiology
Genital Diseases, Male / diagnosis*
Genital Diseases, Male / diagnostic imaging
Hernia, Inguinal / diagnosis
Humans
Infant
Male
Palpation
Scrotum* / diagnostic imaging
Spermatocele / diagnosis
Testicular Hydrocele / diagnosis
Testicular Hydrocele / surgery
Testicular Neoplasms / diagnosis
Ultrasonography
Varicocele / diagnosis