title: Preoperative multidetector computed tomography diagnosis of a seminoma originating from an undescended testis by "testicular vascular pedicle" sign.
abstract: We report a 65-year-old man with a palpable right lower quadrant mass who underwent multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) examination. Preoperative diagnosis of seminoma was possible by demonstration of "testicular vascular pedicle" sign by MDCT. We describe CT findings of the "testicular vascular pedicle" sign in this report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. musturay@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Musturay
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karcaaltincaba
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Orhan S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Okan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akhan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018239:Seminoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013737:Testis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*