Focal Testicular Lesion After Sperm Extraction or Aspiration
Sonographic Appearance Simulating Testicular Tumor
Simon Strauss1,
Alexander Belenky2,
Maya Cohen2,
Hana Manor1,
Ori M. Avrech3,
Benjamin Fisch3 and
Rafael Ron-El4
1
Department of Radiology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin 70300,
Israel.
2
Department of Radiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikva
49100, Israel.
3
IVF and Infertility Unit, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikva
49100, Israel.
4
IVF and Infertility Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin 70300,
Israel.

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Fig. 1. 30-year-old asymptomatic man. Sagittal sonogram of testis
shows hypoechoic lesion (arrow) in anterior zone of testis below
capsule.
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Fig. 2. 26-year-old man with pain in left side of scrotum. Sagittal
sonogram of right asymptomatic side of scrotum reveals round hypoechoic lesion
(arrow) in center of testis.
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Fig. 3. 29-year-old asymptomatic man. Transverse sonogram of testis
shows echogenic lesion (calipers) below capsule. Note posterior
acoustic shadowing (arrows).
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Fig. 4. 34-year-old asymptomatic man. Sagittal sonogram of testis
shows lesion (calipers) of mixed echogenicity. Note small areas of
calcification and posterior acoustic shadowing.
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Fig. 5. 31-year-old asymptomatic man. Sagittal sonogram of testis
shows predominantly cystic lesion (arrow) in upper pole.
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