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PATHOLOGY OF THE SCROTUM SCROTAL TRAUMA AND HEMATOCELE
•THE TESTICLE CAN BE FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF TRAUMA TO THE SCROTUM.
• RARELY, A FRACTURE LINE MAY BE SEEN.
•THE TESTICULAR MARGINS MAY BE UNCLEAR AND A HEMATOMA MAY BE NOTED IN OR AROUND THE TESTIS.
• BLOOD THAT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE SCROTUM IS REFERRED TO AS A HEMATOCELE.
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