A 14-year-old presented with an asymptomatic left testicular mass after a brief episode of pain.Examination showed a non-tender left testis that was significantly larger than the right.Ultrasound revealed a 4.5-cm ava...A 14-year-old presented with an asymptomatic left testicular mass after a brief episode of pain.Examination showed a non-tender left testis that was significantly larger than the right.Ultrasound revealed a 4.5-cm avascular mass and an absence of normal testicular parenchyma.Tumor markers were unremarkable.A CT scan demonstrated no lymphadenopathy but identified a prominent left spermatic cord.Due to a suspicion of chronic torsion vs.malignancy,a left radical orchiectomy was performed.Pathology identified a hemorrhagic paratesticular venous malformation without signs of germ cell neoplasia,a rare entity.展开更多
基金VMR is funded by the AUA and Urology Care Foundation(Research Scholars Award)as well as an NIH NRSA training grant(5T32DK060442-20)HT is funded by the AUA and Urology Care Foundation(Research Scholars Award),SUFU(Chemodenervation Grant),and the Office of Faculty Development at Harvard Medical School.
文摘A 14-year-old presented with an asymptomatic left testicular mass after a brief episode of pain.Examination showed a non-tender left testis that was significantly larger than the right.Ultrasound revealed a 4.5-cm avascular mass and an absence of normal testicular parenchyma.Tumor markers were unremarkable.A CT scan demonstrated no lymphadenopathy but identified a prominent left spermatic cord.Due to a suspicion of chronic torsion vs.malignancy,a left radical orchiectomy was performed.Pathology identified a hemorrhagic paratesticular venous malformation without signs of germ cell neoplasia,a rare entity.
