Primary scrotal lipoma posing a diagnostic quandary: Experience from northern Tanzania, a case report

Orgeness Jasper Mbwambo; Angela Pallangyo; Jasper Saidi Mbwambo; Frank Bright; Alfred K Mteta; Jacques Bogdanowicz; Bartholomeo Nicholaus Ngowi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.7503

Primary scrotal lipoma posing a diagnostic quandary: Experience from northern Tanzania, a case report

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Jun 13;11(6):e7503. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7503. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Authors

Orgeness Jasper Mbwambo^{1

2}, Angela Pallangyo^{3

4}, Jasper Saidi Mbwambo^{1

2}, Frank Bright^{1

2}, Alfred K Mteta^{1

2}, Jacques Bogdanowicz², Bartholomeo Nicholaus Ngowi^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College Moshi Tanzania.
² Department of Urology Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Moshi Tanzania.
³ Department of Pathology Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College Moshi Tanzania.
⁴ Department of Pathology Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Moshi Tanzania.

Abstract

Primary scrotal lipoma is a rare urological diagnosis. It is usually diagnosed incidentally as most of time initial diagnosis may be confused with other common etiology of scrotal masses. A rare case of scrotal lipoma with initial misdiagnosis of hydrocele at primary health facility is presented in this article.

Keywords: Tanzania; case report; scrotal lipoma; scrotal mass; ultrasound.

Publication types

Case Reports