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ArticleClinical case reports2023

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

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Orgeness Jasper MbwamboDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College Moshi Tanzania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6689-3452
Angela PallangyoDepartment of Pathology Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College Moshi Tanzania.
Jasper Saidi MbwamboDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College Moshi Tanzania.
Frank BrightDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College Moshi Tanzania.
Alfred K MtetaDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College Moshi Tanzania.
Jacques BogdanowiczDepartment of Urology Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Moshi Tanzania.
Bartholomeo Nicholaus NgowiDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College Moshi Tanzania.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

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.

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case reportscrotal lipomascrotal massTanzaniaultrasound

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PMID37323280
PMCPMC10264745

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