Plasmacytoma of the Testis
| Autor: | F. Blake Walker, Edwin N. Beckman, Edward I. Bluth, Arthur Kenney |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Male
endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry Torsion (gastropod) Infarction Testicular mass medicine.disease body regions Treatment Outcome Hematoma Testicular Neoplasms medicine Humans Orchitis Plasmacytoma Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radiology business Orchiectomy Aged Ultrasonography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 24:1721-1725 |
| ISSN: | 0278-4297 |
| Popis: | n important first step in the workup of a patient with a palpable testicular mass is sonography, considered by some to be an extension of the physical examination.1 Sonographic accuracy in the determination of intratesticular versus extratesticular masses has been reported as high as 99%.2 This distinction is important because most intratesticular masses prove to be malignant.3 Benign causes of intratesticular masses include hematoma, orchitis, torsion, infarction, and abscesses.4 The case presented had an unusual cause of an intratesticular mass. |
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