Acute segmental testicular infarction: differentiation from tumour using high frequency colour Doppler ultrasound

2001/10/01 by S Sriprasad, S. Sriprasad, G. Kooiman +5
Medicine · #Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment #Testicular diseases and treatments #Urologic and reproductive health conditions

paper · doi:10.1259/bjr.74.886.740965

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Abstract

Segmental testicular infarction is rare, of variable aetiology but usually idiopathic. B-mode ultrasound may demonstrate a focal mass indistinguishable from a testicular tumour, with confirmation only achieved following surgery. We report a case of segmental testicular infarction presenting as a heterogeneous mass on B-mode ultrasound, confidently diagnosed as an area of infarction on high frequency colour Doppler ultrasound and proven on histology. The pre-operative differentiation of tumour from segmental infarction allows testis-sparing surgery.

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