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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Niloofarsadaat Eshaghhosseiny, MD[2]Sujit Routray, M.D. [3]

Overview

Scrotal masses deponds on intra testicular or extra testicular may be classified into 6 subtypes based on their anatomical origion.Based on the exictance of pain, scrotal masses may be classified as either painfull or non painfull. The staging of testicular cancer is based on the TNMS.

Classification

Scrotal masses(intratesticular or extratesticular) may be classified according to their anatomical origin into 6 groups:

• Skin
• Tunica vaginalis testis
• Processus vaginalis testis
• Panpiniform plexus
• Epididymis
• Testis
• According table adapted from Department of Family Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois}:

classification of scrotal masses by anatomical place

Anatomical place	Disease	Natural history	Pain	Other symptoms
Skin	Sebaceuse cyst squamouse cell carcinoma	Acute/chronic,stable Chronic,progressive	No No	_ _
Tunica vaginalis	hydrocele ,hematocele	Acute /chronic,stable Acute,caused by trauma	No Yes	Transillumination Does not transilluminate well
Processus vaginalis	indirect inguinal hernia ,hydrocele	Acute/chronic,stable or progressive Chronic ,stable	No,Yes if strangulated No	By valsalva maneuvers may enlarge Different sizes
Panpiniform plexus	Varicocele	Chronic ,stable	No	"Bag of worms"
Epididimysis	Epididimysis ,spermatocele	Acute ,progressive Chroic,stable	Yes No	May have UTI symptoms _
Testis	Testicular tortion, Apendix testis tortion Orchitis Testicular cancer	Acute,progressive, Acute,stable Acute,self -limitted Chronic,progressive	Yes Yes Yes No	Increase pain by elevation of testis,cremastic reflex usually abcent Blue dot sign Decrease pain by elevation of testis Based on the pain existant , scrotal masses may be classified as either painfull or non painfull . The staging of testicular cancer is based on the TNMS. References