Title of article :
Testicular Microlithiasis Is it a pre-cancerous state?
Author/Authors :
Soroosh, Z Imaging Department - Mehr General Hospital, Tehran , Ghanaati, H Tehran University of Medical Sciences - Department of Radiology - Imam Hospital, Tehran , Ayati, M Tehran University of Medical Sciences - Department of Urology - Imam Hospital, Tehran
Abstract :
Backgroud:Testicularmicrolithiasis(TM)isanuncommonconditioncharacterizedbycalcium
depositsintheluminaofsemineferoustubules.Theseintratesticularcalcificationsappearas
bright 2-3-mm echogenic foci on testicular ultrasound.Cumulated experience points to an
associationbetweenTM,intratubulargermcellneoplasiaandothertesticulartumors.
Objective: To assess the prevalence ofTM revealedon sonography in referred population
anditsassociationwiththeconcurrenttesticulartumors.
PatientsandMethod:Overa 129-monthperiod(August1991–May2002),2165highresolution
(7.5MHz)scrotalsonographieswereperformedintheImagingDepartmentofMehrHospital,
a referralcenterinTehran. CasesoftesticulartumorandTMwereselected.Thediagnosis
andhistologictypingoftumorsweremadebyhistopathologicstudies.
Results:A totalof15casesofTMwerediscovered,givinga prevalenceof0.7%.Concurrent
TMandtesticularneoplasiaweredetectedinfourpatients(27%casesofTM).
Conclusion:ItisstronglysuggestedtofollowthosewithTMwithphysicalexaminationand
ultrasonographyatleastannuallyandtoencourageself-examination.
Keywords :
Testicular Neoplasms , Ultrasound , Calculi
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
