title: Unilateral enlargement of the testis in childhood: does it need exploration?
abstract: Unilateral testicular enlargement in the pubertal boy is not an indication for exploration and biopsy, if the clinical features and investigations show no evidence of malignancy. In the prepubertal boy, unilateral testicular enlargement is not necessarily an indication for exploration if there are no clinical or investigational grounds for suspicion of neoplasia. Close follow-up is essential.
authors.affiliation: Section of Paediatric Surgery, Queen Victoria Children's Hospital, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: MacMahon
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Cussen
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013737:Testis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography