[Ultrasound-guided biopsy of the testis: indications and results]

Recenti Prog Med. 2013 Jul-Aug;104(7-8):412-4. doi: 10.1701/1315.14587.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Ultrasound examination of the testis is the imaging modality of choice for the evaluation of intratesticular focal lesions. In spite of its high sensibility, eco-Doppler-elastography is lacking of specificity in discrimination between benign and malign lesions, not always allowing us to make a definitive diagnosis of malignancy. When a diagnostic doubt persists, for such lesions that are indeterminate at clinical and radiological evaluation, it is possible to recur to ultrasound-guided testicular needle biopsy. This paper describes the main application scenarios of testicular fine-needle aspiration under ultrasound guidance and the experience in our institute.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Biopsy, Fine-Needle / methods*
  • Child
  • Cryptorchidism / pathology
  • Cystadenoma, Papillary / pathology
  • Elasticity Imaging Techniques*
  • Fibrosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Teratoma / pathology
  • Testicular Neoplasms / pathology
  • Testis / diagnostic imaging
  • Testis / pathology*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / methods*
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*
  • Young Adult