Tuberculous Orchitis Diagnosed by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Tubercular Epididymitis and Epididymo-orchitis

“…4,5 However, only sporadic cases or small series of tubercular epididymitis, epididymo-orchitis and orchitis diagnosed on FNA have been reported. 3,6,7 This article describes the clinical presentations, results of imaging, microbiologic and cytologic studies performed on, and follow-up of 40 cases of tubercular epididymitis or epididymo-orchitis initially diagnosed on FNA and emphasizes the importance of FNA as a diagnostic tool.…”

Epididymal tuberculosis: Case report

“…In the index patient, a FSA would have been beneficial and may have led to a testicular sparing surgery. Fine needle aspirate cytology has also been successful in making a diagnosis of GUTB (14,15). This may not have been useful in our patient due to the potential risk of tumor seeding of a suspected malignancy.…”

Tubercular Scrotal Disease

“…7 In another series of 7 older adult men in whom the clinical suspicion was testicular tumor, FNAB of the testis was interpreted as tuberculosis based on smears with granulomatous inflammation (with and without necrosis) and acid-fast bacilli. 8 Still, orchiectomy and epididymectomy were performed and confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis. A case report from the United States diagnosed tuberculosis by FNAB in a patient with epididymoorchitis.…”

“…9 The value of scrotal FNAB cannot be denied, as well described and reviewed by Perez-Guillermo and Pérez, as well as by Kumar and Sah and their respective colleagues. 5,8,10 FNAB of the testis and epididymis can provide a rapid, inexpensive and accurate diagnosis of intrascrotal disease. If a neoplasm is excluded, then surgery with resection can be avoided completely in many men.…”