Paratesticular lesions
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Weerakkody Y, Ashraf A, Knipe H, et al. Paratesticular lesions. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-7400
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At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.
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- Paratesticular masses
- Differential diagnosis of paratesticular lesions
- Differential diagnosis of a paratesticular lesion
- Differential of a paratesticular lesion
- Differential diagnoses of paratesticular lesions
Paratesticular lesions have a long list of differential diagnoses:
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neoplastic
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benign
epididymal cyst (most common epididymal mass)
scrotal haemangioma: is often hypervascular on colour Doppler, unlike other benign paratesticular lesions that usually show little vascularity
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scrotal lipoma (most common paratesticular neoplasm, usually arising from spermatic cord; seen in about 22% of patients who had hernia repair) 1
papillary cystadenoma (of epididymis): most common epididymal mass on those with von Hippel Lindau disease (vHL)
adenomatoid tumour (most common epididymal tumour)
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malignant
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granulomatous disease
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vascular
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anatomical variant
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others
References
- 1. Woodward P, Schwab C, Sesterhenn I. From the Archives of the AFIP: Extratesticular Scrotal Masses: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation. Radiographics. 2003;23(1):215-40. doi:10.1148/rg.231025133 - Pubmed
- 2. Kim W, Rosen M, Langer J, Banner M, Siegelman E, Ramchandani P. US MR Imaging Correlation in Pathologic Conditions of the Scrotum. Radiographics. 2007;27(5):1239-53. doi:10.1148/rg.275065172 - Pubmed
- 3. Dogra V, Gottlieb R, Oka M, Rubens D. Sonography of the Scrotum. Radiology. 2003;227(1):18-36. doi:10.1148/radiol.2271001744 - Pubmed
- 4. Wolfman D, Marko J, Gould C, Sesterhenn I, Lattin G. Mesenchymal Extratesticular Tumors and Tumorlike Conditions: From the Radiologic Pathology Archives. Radiographics. 2015;35(7):1943-54. doi:10.1148/rg.2015150179 - Pubmed
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- Epididymal leiomyoma
- Peritesticular lipoma
- Unilateral testicular lesions
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- Fibrous pseudotumour of the scrotum
- Spermatic cord leiomyosarcoma
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- Adenomatoid tumours of the scrotum
- Bilateral testicular lesions
- Tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma
- Spermatic cord liposarcoma
- Paratesticular tumors
- Tunica vaginalis cyst
- Scrotal haematocele
- Tunica albuginea cyst
- Scrotal tunica cyst
- Epididymal lesions
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