title: Ultrasonic evaluation of the scrotum in lymphoproliferative disease.
abstract: Scrotal ultrasound examinations of 23 male adults and children with the diagnosis of lymphoproliferative disease (LPD) were performed. Diagnoses included acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) (six patients); acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) (one patient); chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) (nine patients); non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (four patients); Hodgkin's lymphoma (three patients). Sonography-biopsy correlation was 100% in identifying testicular infiltrates. Nine of ten patients with testicular involvement had bilateral disease. Six patients had nonpalpable disease correctly identified by sonography. Ultrasound has great potential value as a screening modality for testicular biopsy in ALL and for detecting subclinical or nonpalpable disease in adults with LPD.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumari-Subaiya
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sawitsky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography