Ultrasonographic diagnosis of benign cystic lesions in the scrotum.
- Author:
Wei-feng XUAN
1
;
Hong-huan ZHANG
;
Yi CHEN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Child; Child, Preschool; Cysts; diagnostic imaging; Genital Diseases, Male; diagnostic imaging; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Middle Aged; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Scrotum; Ultrasonography; methods
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2007;13(9):807-809
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the ultrasonographic characteristics of benign cystic lesions in the scrotum.
METHODSA total of 96 patients with benign cystic lesions in the scrotum were analyzed retrospectively.
RESULTSEighteen of the patients had benign cystic lesions in the testis, including 9 cases of intratesticular cystic lesion, 5 tubular ectasia of the rete testis, 2 epidermoid cyst and 2 dermoid cystine. And 78 of the total number had the lesions in the epididymis, including 75 cases of seminal cyst and 3 seminal fluid deposition in the epididymis. High-frequency ultrasound could clearly reveal benign cystic lesions in the scrotum, differentiate them from cystis degeneration of testiculoma, and diagnose tubular ectasia of the rete testis and seminal fluid deposition in the epididymis.
CONCLUSIONUltrasonography could be a first choice and a valuable imaging means in the diagnosis of benign cystic lesions in the scrotum.
