PERINEAL ECTOPIC TESTIS - A RARE ANOMALY WITH EMPTY SCROTUM

Safdar Hussain Awan; Naveed Ahmed; C. Aqeel Safdar; Iftikhar Ahmed; Hashim Zaidi

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v70i6.5885

Authors

Safdar Hussain Awan Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Naveed Ahmed Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
C. Aqeel Safdar Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Iftikhar Ahmed Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Hashim Zaidi Combined Military Hospital Multan/National University of Medical Sciences (NUM) Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v70i6.5885

Keywords:

Ectopic testis, Perineum, Spermatic cord

Abstract

Undescended testis is a very common presentation in male paediatric population but testis at ectopic sites is a very rare pathology. One of the ectopic sites is perineum and it accounts for only 1% of all cases of undescended testis. We report a case of an 11yr old boy who presented with an empty left hemiscrotum and detailed examination revealed a soft tissue mass on the corresponding side in the perineum. Surgical exploration was carried out during which it was revealed that mass was actually testis at ectopic site with adequate length of the spermatic cord. Testis was mobilized and fixed in the ipsilateral hemiscrotum.