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Speciality: General Surgery
Article type: Case Report
DOI: 10.1102/1470-5206.2007.0013
Vol 7 pages 48–50
Accepted for publication 16 April 2007

 

Torted intra-abdominal testicular tumour mimicking an appendix mass

Weiliang Chua, Alec Engledow, Dimitri Raptis and Austin Obichere

Corresponding address:
Alec Engledow,
MBBS FRCS (Gen Surg),
University College Hospital,
London, UK.
E-mail: alecengledow@hotmail.com

Torted intra-abdominal testicular tumours are rare. While the commonest diagnosis of a right iliac fossa mass is an appendix mass, rarer causes should not be disregarded, thus avoiding sub-optimal management and enabling the best possible clinical outcome.

Keywords

Testicular tumour; appendix mass.

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