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Masas escrotales - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Hematocele; Espermatocele

Definición:

Una masa escrotal es una protuberancia o abultamiento que se pueden sentir en el escroto, el saco que contiene los testículos.

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Causas:

Una masa escrotal puede ser benigna (generalmente inofensiva) o maligna (cancerosa). Las masas escrotales benignas incluyen:

Varicocele: una vena varicosa a lo largo del cordón espermático
Hidrocele: acumulación de líquido en el escroto
Hematocele: acumulación de sangre en el escroto
Espermatocele: una masa similar a un quiste dentro del escroto que contiene líquido y células espermáticas muertas

Las masas escrotales pueden ser causadas por enfermedades inflamatorias o infecciosas (por ejemplo, epididimitis), lesión física al escroto, hernia (hernia inguinal) o tumores.

Hidrocele

Espermatocele

Sistema reproductor masculino

Masa escrotal

Reviewed last on: 9/22/2009
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Louis S. Liou, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Urology, Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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Fütterer JJ, Heijmink SWTPJ, Spermon JR. Imagine the Male Reproductive Tract: Current Trends and Future Directions. Radiologic Clinics of North America. Jan 2008; 46(1).

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for Testicular Cancer: Recommendation Statement. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; February 2004.

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