[A Case of Paraganglioma of the Spermatic Cord].

Abstract

A49-year-old man noticed discomfort in the right scrotum and consulted a nearby medical institution. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 10 mm tumor in the right spermatic cord, showing low signal intensity on T1-weighted images and high signal intensity on T2-weighted and diffusion-weighted images. Since malignancy could not be ruled out, he was referred to our hospital. Physical examination revealed an elastic, mobile tumor in the right spermatic cord. Ultrasonography showed a solid tumor measuring 10 mm near the right testicle. Although differential diagnoses included lipoma and neurilemmoma, the possibility of malignancy prompted tumor resection. The tumor was a nodular lesion with a clear brown border. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of paraganglioma. Postoperative metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy, computed tomographic imaging, and hormone testing did not reveal any significant findings, confirming the diagnosis of paraganglioma originating from the spermatic cord.