title: Partial orchiectomy for bilateral synchronous testicular masses in a prepubescent boy: a case report.
abstract: Testicular masses in prepubescent children are typically benign. Most masses are mature teratomas, epidermoid cysts, and stromal tumors. Synchronous bilateral testicular masses in children are rare. The etiology of these includes synchronous primary testicular masses, lymphoma, leukemia, and adrenocortical rest hyperplasia. Partial orchiectomy, or testis-sparing surgery, is now preferred in the management of testicular masses deemed to be benign. We present a case of benign bilateral testicular masses managed with testis-sparing surgery. Six-month follow-up revealed no residual tumor, normal contour of the testes, and no evidence of atrophy.
authors: Division of Urology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. jon.routh@duke.edu
authors: Ramiro
authors: R
authors: Madden-Fuentes
authors: John S
authors: JS
authors: Wiener
authors: Sherry S
authors: SS
authors: Ross
authors: Jonathan C
authors: JC
authors: Routh
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013724:Teratoma; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013737:Testis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography