Read the Following Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record: Assessment

question 50

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: Assessment:
This is a 24-year-old male with a right-sided testicular mass. Given the u/s results, this is most likely testicular carcinoma. The differential diagnosis also includes epididymitis, testicular torsion, hydrocele, spermatocele, and varicocele.
Which of the following statements is NOT part of this patient's differential diagnosis, given this information?

• A) Fluid-filled mass in the testicle
• B) Hernia or distention of the epididymis caused by sperm cells
• C) Inflammation of the organ that sits on top of each testicle and stores sperm
• D) Overexpansion of the blood vessels of the testicles, leading to a soft tumor
• E) Tumor in the organ that stores sperm

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