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Testicular cystic dysplasia: evaluation of 3 new cases treated without surgery
T Toffolutti1, P G Gamba, G Cecchetto
1Department of Radiology, University of Padua, Italy.
Purpose:
We describe 3 cases of testicular cystic dysplasia that were diagnosed only by sonography to avoid an invasive approach.
Materials And Methods:
Three patients 5, 8 and 12 years old, respectively, had increased testicular volume and/or intermittent pain. Sonographic examination of the testis by high frequency (7.5 mHz.) probes showed the typical onset of testicular cystic dysplasia, characterized by several small focal or diffuse intraparenchymal cystic formations.
Results:
Biopsy or orchiectomy was not considered. At 16, 18 and 24 months of followup, respectively, testicular pain was absent in our 3 cases and sonographic findings were unchanged.
Conclusions:
Clinical and sonographic followup is considered sufficient to evaluate possible changes in the clinical course of this pathological condition which, although benign, still remains to be defined.
