Segmental testicular infarction vs testicular tumour: the usefulness of the excisional frozen biopsy.
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.
Hidalgo
Jorge
J
Department of Urology, Hospital de Figueres, Figueres, Girona, Spain. hidarro@hotmail.com
Rodríguez
Antonio
A
Canalias
Joan
J
Muntané
Ma Jesús
MJ
Huerta
Ma Victoria
MV
Carrasco
Nicolau
N
Vesa
Joaquim
J
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*