Abstract

ANGULO HERVIAS, Elena; RIAZUELO FANTOVA, Gema; ESCARTIN MARTINEZ, Irene  and  CANON MERAYO, Rosa. MRI for the diagnosis of Leydig cell testicular tumors. Arch. Esp. Urol. [online]. 2007, vol.60, n.1, pp.75-77. ISSN 0004-0614.

Objective: To determine the diagnostic usefulness of MRI in the diagnosis of Leydig cell testicular tumor. Methods/Results: Male patient consulting for infertility. Testicular ultrasound and MRI were performed. Testicular MRI showed a hypointense lesion in T2 powered sequences with intense, homogeneous enhance after contrast administration. Conclusions: MRI is considered an excellent diagnostic test for the management of patients with testicular diseases of difficult diagnosis on ultrasound, contributing to define the lesion, a Leydig cell testicular tumor in this case.

Keywords : Testicle; Leydig cell; Magnetic resonance imaging.

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