title: [Ultrasound of the scrotum].
abstract: Ultrasound is an excellent tool for the diagnosis of benign or malignant intra- and extratesticular lesions depending on their structure and location in the scrotum. Besides the sonographic appearance, the clinical history and the location of a scrotal mass is crucial for the differential diagnosis between benign and malignant masses. In cases of acute scrotum or of vascular and inflammatory lesions, Doppler ultrasound is mandatory. This article gives a systematical survey of the most frequent scrotal lesions and their appearance in ultrasound.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Radiologie, Kantonsspital Winterthur.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stuckmann
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009920:Orchitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012611:Scrotum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018239:Seminoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018310:Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013088:Spermatocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013737:Testis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color