title: Segmental testicular infarction vs testicular tumour: the usefulness of the excisional frozen biopsy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of a Segmental testicular infarction (STI) simulating a testicular tumour and to discuss the importance of the excisional frozen biopsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present the case of a patient with STI mimicking a testicular tumour.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient was treated with partial orchiectomy after excisional frozen biopsy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The excisional frozen biopsy in testicular masses is a diagnostic maneuver to be considered in order to perform a testis-sparing surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hospital de Figueres, Figueres, Girona, Spain. hidarro@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hidalgo
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Canalias
authors.forename: Ma Jesús
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Muntané
authors.forename: Ma Victoria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Huerta
authors.forename: Nicolau
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Carrasco
authors.forename: Joaquim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vesa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005629:Frozen Sections; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013737:Testis / Q000098:blood supply*