Adenomatoid tumor in a young male case report.

Adenomatoid tumors are benign para-testicular tumors and account for about 30% of all paratesticular neoplasms in males. The most common presentation is scrotal swelling between the third and fifth decades. We reported an epididymal adenomatoid tumor in a 28-year-old patient.

Rare presentation of penile abscess after 15 years of penile silicone injection.

Penile augmentation with silicone is utilized to achieve higher self-esteem and penile shape satisfaction in men concerned about their penile size. This intervention may be complicated with a penile abscess, which is most caused by Staphylococcus aureus. The optimal management options are abscess drainage, removal of the subcutaneous nodule, and excision of the skin with two-stage penile reconstructions. Our case is a rare presentation of penile abscess after 15 years of silicone injection.

Autism-relevant social abnormalities in mice exposed perinatally to extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields.

The incidence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has been rising, but the causes of ASD remain largely unidentified. Collective data have implicated the increased human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) in the increasing incidence of ASD. There are established biological effects of extremely low-frequency (ELF) EMF, but the relation to ASD is not investigated enough. In this study we examined the effects of perinatal exposure to ELF EMF on some ASD-relevant behavioral parameters in mice. The EMF was delivered via a Helmholtz coil pair. Male BALB/C mice were used and divided into exposed and control groups (n=8 and n=9, respectively). Tests were used to assess sociability, preference for social novelty, locomotion, anxiety, exploratory behavior, motor coordination, and olfaction. The examined mice were all males and exposed to EMF during the last week of gestation and for 7 days after delivery. The exposed mice demonstrated a lack of normal sociability and preference for social novelty while maintaining normal anxiety-like behavior, locomotion, motor coordination, and olfaction. Exposed mice also demonstrated decreased exploratory activity. We concluded that these results are supportive of the hypothesis of a causal link between exposure to ELF-EMF and ASD; however, replications of the study with further tests are recommended.