Elasto-sonography of the testis: preliminary experience.

Abstract

In our preliminary experience elastosonography can provide additional informations by an higher definition in those cases where there are solid testicular lesions smaller than 10 mm. Infact elastosonography resulted helpful in the determination of 2 small lesions diagnosticated after surgery as Sertoli tumor and adenomatoid tumor of the testis, respectively in a third case the elastosonography identified an intraparenchimal hematoma (confirmed after surgical exploration )in the differential diagnosis with a solid tumor. Further systematic experience is needed for better characterization of testicular lesions with this newly developed technique.