MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL STUDY OF TESTICULAR MICROLITHIASIS IN CHILDHOOD: A BENIGN OR PREMALIGNANT CONDITION?

Abstract

Our multi-institutional study has not yet shown a trend toward the malignant degeneration of incidentally diagnosed testicular microlithiasis in children. However, we still advocate close surveillance of patients with testicular microlithiasis, such as yearly testicular ultrasound, physical examination, and judicious tumor marker determinations. We propose that a registry be started to follow prospectively patients with testicular microlithiasis to define its significance better.