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1Department of Radiology, University of South Florida (USF) Morsani College of Medicine - Lehigh Valley, Allentown, USA.
Abstract:
Ultrasound is the imaging examination of choice for evaluation of suspected testicular pathology. The differential diagnosis of bilateral testicular lesions includes malignancy such as lymphoma and metastases, infection, and, uncommonly, adrenal rest tumors. We present a patient who developed bilateral testicular adrenal rest tumors after years of poorly controlled congenital adrenal hyperplasia, possibly due to chronically elevated adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulating the growth of testicular stem cells. Our patient also has a testicular ultrasound appearance that is hyperechogenic, rather than hypoechogenic as commonly described in the literature. Treatment adherence is important in the management of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, as testicular adrenal rest tumors may eventually lead to infertility.
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