title: Testicular cystic dysplasia: evaluation of 3 new cases treated without surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We describe 3 cases of testicular cystic dysplasia that were diagnosed only by sonography to avoid an invasive approach.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three patients 5, 8 and 12 years old, respectively, had increased testicular volume and/or intermittent pain. Sonographic examination of the testis by high frequency (7.5 mHz.) probes showed the typical onset of testicular cystic dysplasia, characterized by several small focal or diffuse intraparenchymal cystic formations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Biopsy or orchiectomy was not considered. At 16, 18 and 24 months of followup, respectively, testicular pain was absent in our 3 cases and sonographic findings were unchanged.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinical and sonographic followup is considered sufficient to evaluate possible changes in the clinical course of this pathological condition which, although benign, still remains to be defined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toffolutti
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Gamba
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cecchetto
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Talenti
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tchaprassian
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000628:therapy*