Partial Orchiectomy for Bilateral Synchronous Testicular Masses in a Prepubescent Boy: A Case Report

Testicular masses in prepubescent children are typically benign. Most masses are mature teratomas, epidermoid cysts, and stromal tumors. Synchronous bilateral testicular masses in children are rare. The etiology of these includes synchronous primary testicular masses, lymphoma, leukemia, and adrenoc...

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Published in:Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 2012-11, Vol.80 (5), p.1144-1146
Main Authors: Madden-Fuentes, Ramiro, Wiener, John S, Ross, Sherry S, Routh, Jonathan C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Epidermal Cyst - diagnosis
Epidermal Cyst - surgery
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
Orchiectomy - methods
Teratoma
Testicular Diseases - diagnosis
Testicular Diseases - surgery
Testicular Neoplasms - pathology
Testicular Neoplasms - surgery
Testis - diagnostic imaging
Testis - pathology
Testis - surgery
Ultrasonography
Urology
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Summary:Testicular masses in prepubescent children are typically benign. Most masses are mature teratomas, epidermoid cysts, and stromal tumors. Synchronous bilateral testicular masses in children are rare. The etiology of these includes synchronous primary testicular masses, lymphoma, leukemia, and adrenocortical rest hyperplasia. Partial orchiectomy, or testis-sparing surgery, is now preferred in the management of testicular masses deemed to be benign. We present a case of benign bilateral testicular masses managed with testis-sparing surgery. Six-month follow-up revealed no residual tumor, normal contour of the testes, and no evidence of atrophy.
ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/j.urology.2012.04.056