Segmental testicular infarction vs testicular tumour: the usefulness of the excisional frozen biopsy.

نویسندگان

  • Jorge Hidalgo
  • Antonio Rodríguez
  • Joan Canalias
  • Ma Jesús Muntané
  • Ma Victoria Huerta
  • Nicolau Carrasco
  • Joaquim Vesa
چکیده

OBJECTIVE To report a case of a Segmental testicular infarction (STI) simulating a testicular tumour and to discuss the importance of the excisional frozen biopsy. METHODS We present the case of a patient with STI mimicking a testicular tumour. RESULTS The patient was treated with partial orchiectomy after excisional frozen biopsy. CONCLUSIONS The excisional frozen biopsy in testicular masses is a diagnostic maneuver to be considered in order to perform a testis-sparing surgery.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archivos espanoles de urologia

دوره 61 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008