[Testicular microlithiasis].
OBJECTIVE
Testicular microlithiasis, characterized by the existence of microscopic calcifications within the seminiferous tubules, is rare, generally an incidental finding during a scrotal ultrasound.


METHODS
We report the case of a 45-year-old male without risk factors for the development of a germ cell testicular tumor with the diagnosis of bilateral testicular microlithiasis.


RESULTS
The patient was followed yearly with testicular ultrasound, without evidence of germ cell tumor over a four-year follow-up period.


CONCLUSIONS
Although the clinical significance of testicular microlithiasis is under debate due to the various controversies found in the literature about its association or not with testicular tumors, as well as the various protocols for initial management and adequate intervals for follow-up, it seems reasonable to perform an ultrasound yearly independently of the existence or not of associated risk factors.
Rodríguez García
Nuria
N
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Espaiia. nuriaroga8@yahoo.es
Fernández González
Inmaculada
I
Pascual Mateo
Carlos
C
Espinales Castro
Gino
G
Angulo Cuesta
Javier
J
Berenguer Sánchez
Antonio
A
D002137:Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography