title: Male splenic-gonadal fusion of the continuous type: sonographic findings.
abstract: A new case of splenic-gonadal fusion in an 8-year-old boy is reported in which the sonographic findings were highly suggestive to include the condition in the differential diagnosis. A separate mass with medium-level echoes and a homogeneous echo texture, surrounded by a clearly visible echogenic capsule, was found in contact with the lower pole of the left testis. The particular character of this congenital anomaly is emphasized and the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital "G. Gennimatas", Ethnikis Aminis 41, 54635 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalomenopoulou
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Katsimba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arvaniti
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chakkas
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sinopidis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kotakidou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Christopoulos
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color