Unilateral testicular lesions
Last revised by Joshua Yap on 12 Aug 2022
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Maller V, Yap J, Elfeky M, et al. Unilateral testicular lesions. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-4696
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29 Sep 2008,
Vinod G Maller
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- Unilateral testicular mass
- Unilateral testicular lesion
- Unilateral testicular lumps
- Unilateral testicular lump
- Unilateral testicular lesions
The differential diagnosis for unilateral testicular lesions is wide-ranging.
Neoplastic
Common
- seminoma (40-50% of testicular malignancies)
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non-seminomatous germ cell tumors:
- testicular teratoma
- testicular epidermoid (teratoma with ectodermal elements only)
- testicular choriocarcinoma
- testicular embryonal cell carcinoma
- testicular yolk sac tumor (endodermal sinus tumor)
- testicular mixed germ cell tumor
Uncommon
- sex cord/stromal tumors (~2% of testicular malignancies):
- metastasis to testis
Non-neoplastic
- testicular cyst
- tubular ectasia of rete testes (may be bilateral)
- focal orchitis
- intratesticular hematoma
- ischemia/infarction (e.g. testicular torsion)
- testicular adrenal rest
- focal granulomatous disease:
- caseating/infective (e.g. tuberculosis)
- non-caseating (e.g. sarcoidosis)
- supernumerary testes (polyorchidism)
- intratesticular varicocele
- intratesticular arteriovenous malformation
- testicular abscess
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References
- 1. Reeder MM, Bradley WGJ. Reeder and Felson's Gamuts in Radiology: Comprehensive Lists of Roentgen Differential Diagnosis. Springer-Verlag. ISBN:0387978917. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 2. Coursey Moreno C, Small W, Camacho J et al. Testicular Tumors: What Radiologists Need to Know—Differential Diagnosis, Staging, and Management. Radiographics. 2015;35(2):400-15. doi:10.1148/rg.352140097
- 3. Huang D & Sidhu P. Focal Testicular Lesions: Colour Doppler Ultrasound, Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound and Tissue Elastography as Adjuvants to the Diagnosis. BJR. 2012;85(special_issue_1):S41-53. doi:10.1259/bjr/30029741
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Cases:
- Testicular epidermoid cyst
- Testicular yolk sac tumor
- Testicular seminoma
- Testicular infarction - segmentary
- Renal cell carcinoma metastasis to the testis
- Leydig cell tumour of the testis
- Intratesticular epidermoid cyst
- Orchitis - unilateral
- Incomplete torsion of testis with high resistance to-and-fro flow
- Intratesticular varicocele
- Testicular yolk sac tumour
- Testicular seminoma
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