Overview of ultrasound applications for assessing scrotal disorders

The scrotum may be affected by a plethora of different disorders such as infections, vasculopathies, trauma, and manifestations of primary and secondary malignant masses. In addition to the patient's medical history and clinical examination, ultrasound represents the imaging modality of choice...

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Published in:Journal of ultrasound in medicine 2020-06, Vol.39 (6), p.1047-1056
Main Authors: Schwarze, Vincent, Marschner, Constantin, Rübenthaler, Johannes, Negrão de Figueiredo, Giovanna, Clevert, Dirk‐Andre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cancer
Diagnosis, Differential
epididymitis
Humans
infarction
Male
scrotum
Scrotum - diagnostic imaging
Scrotum - pathology
Testicular Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Testicular Diseases - pathology
trauma
Ultrasonography - methods
ultrasound
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Summary:The scrotum may be affected by a plethora of different disorders such as infections, vasculopathies, trauma, and manifestations of primary and secondary malignant masses. In addition to the patient's medical history and clinical examination, ultrasound represents the imaging modality of choice to assess scrotal disorders. Time‐consuming contrast‐enhanced ultrasound and elastography can provide further information to distinguish between benign and malignant testicular mass lesions. The following invited Special Communication gives a comprehensive overview of differential diagnoses of the scrotum and their corresponding sonomorphologic correlates based on representative cases of the Interdisciplinary Ultrasound Center of the University Hospital Munich.
ISSN:0278-4297
1550-9613
DOI:10.1002/jum.15197