ULTRASOUND ASSESSMENT OF TESTICULAR AND PARATESTICULAR MASSES

This article discusses the role of ultrasound in the workup of patient s with suspected or palpable scrotal masses. By characterizing masses as intra- or extratesticular, the differential diagnosis can be narrow ed considerably. Neoplasm is the primary concern with intratesticular masses, although non-neoplastic conditions, such as hematoma and focal orchitis, may have a similar appearance. Correlation with the patient 's history is essential. The sonographic presentation of extratesticul ar pathology, including varicocele and masses of epididymal origin, is also described. (C) 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.