title: [An MRI study of primary testicular tumors].
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a high performance tool for morphological assessment and tissue characterization in the presurgical work-up of scrotal tumors. A wait-and-see attitude is now possible for benign lesions identified as epidermoid cysts. Pathology examination remains more pertinent for an exhaustive assessment of local extension, but MRI can provide a convincing, if not definitive, distinction between seminomatous and non-seminomatous germ cell tumors.
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie médicale, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Laveran, Marseille.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salamand
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mianné
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Briant
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Richez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018236:Carcinoma, Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis; D012611:Scrotum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D018239:Seminoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013737:Testis / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium