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Inflammatory pseudotumor is a soft-tissue lesion of unknown etiology, but likely of reactive nature. It is considered benign and treated by simple excision; however, pre-operative diagnosis is often challenging because of the ability of pseudoinflammatory pseudotumor to mimic numerous benign and malignant entities, both clinically and ultrasonographically. Herein, we present the case of a 56-year-old man with a paratesticular inflammatory pseudotumor with concerning clinical features which could not be identified clinically or intra-operatively and thus required an orchiectomy to reach the final diagnosis. In the paratesticular region, inflammatory pseudotumors are uncommon (6% of masses) but must be kept in mind due to their benign nature.
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Caputo, A., Califano, M., Califano, F. et al. Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Paratesticular Region. SN Compr. Clin. Med. 1, 961–963 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-019-00145-7
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