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==Overview==
[[Ultrasound]] is the first line imaging modality for seminoma. Findings of seminoma on [[Ultrasound]] include a [[homogeneous]] intratesticular [[mass]] of low [[echogenicity]] compared to normal [[testicular]] [[tissue]].
==Ultrasound==
*[[Ultrasound]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of [[seminoma]]. Findings on an [[ultrasound]] [[Diagnosis|diagnostic]] of seminoma include:<ref name="radiographicfeaturesofptesticularseminoma1">Radiographic features of testicular seminoma. Dr Marcin Czarniecki and Dr Andrew Dixon et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/testicular-seminoma-1. Accessed on February 25, 2016</ref><ref name="pmid28574809">{{cite journal |vauthors=Marko J, Wolfman DJ, Aubin AL, Sesterhenn IA |title=Testicular Seminoma and Its Mimics: From the Radiologic Pathology Archives |journal=Radiographics |volume=37 |issue=4 |pages=1085–1098 |date=2017 |pmid=28574809 |pmc=5548453 |doi=10.1148/rg.2017160164 |url=}}</ref>
** A [[homogeneous]] intratesticular [[mass]] of low [[echogenicity]] compared to normal [[testicular]] [[tissue]]
** Oval and well-defined [[mass]] in the absence of local [[Invasive (medical)|invasion]]
** Usually restricted within the [[Tunica albuginea (testicles)|tunica albuginea]], barely spreading to paratesticular structures
** In [[Doppler ultrasonography|color doppler]] imaging observed internal [[Blood-forming|blood]] flow
** [[Heterogeneous]] [[appearance]] can be observed in larger seminoma
[[File:Seminoma in ultrasound (2).jpg|500px|none|thumb|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminoma#/media/File:Seminoma_in_ultrasound.jpg]]
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sogand Goudarzi, MD [2]

Overview

Ultrasound is the first line imaging modality for seminoma. Findings of seminoma on Ultrasound include a homogeneous intratesticular mass of low echogenicity compared to normal testicular tissue.

Ultrasound

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminoma#/media/File:Seminoma_in_ultrasound.jpg

References

  1. Radiographic features of testicular seminoma. Dr Marcin Czarniecki and Dr Andrew Dixon et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/testicular-seminoma-1. Accessed on February 25, 2016
  2. Marko J, Wolfman DJ, Aubin AL, Sesterhenn IA (2017). "Testicular Seminoma and Its Mimics: From the Radiologic Pathology Archives". Radiographics. 37 (4): 1085–1098. doi:10.1148/rg.2017160164. PMC 5548453. PMID 28574809.

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