A 12-Year-Old Boy Says That His Left Scrotum Has a Soft

question 39

Multiple Choice

A 12-year-old boy says that his left scrotum has a soft swollen mass. The scrotum is not painful upon palpation. The left inguinal canal is without masses. The mass does transilluminate with a penlight. This collection of symptoms is consistent with

• A)orchitis.
• B)hydrocele.
• C)rectocele.
• D)scrotal hernia.
• E)epididymitis.

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