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Peer admits cello ailment was a joke

An embarrassing condition affecting classical musicians known as �cello scrotum� has been uncovered as a hoax � 34 years after it was first invented by a mischievous medic now in the House of Lords.

An embarrassing condition affecting classical musicians known as "cello scrotum" has been uncovered as a hoax - 34 years after it was first invented by a mischievous medic now in the House of Lords.