title: Testicular Microlithiasis: What Should You Recommend?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Ultrasound surveillance of patients with testicular microlithiasis (TM) has been recommended because of the reported association between TM and testicular cancer (TC). The purpose of this review is to summarize what is known about TM and discuss recent recommendations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The most recent recommendations do not support the use of routine ultrasound surveillance for patients with TM who are at low risk for TC. A template for possible use in reporting TM is also provided.
authors.affiliation: 1 Abdominal Imaging Section, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Utah Medical Center, 30 N 1900 E RM 1A071 University Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT 84132-2140.
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.affiliation: 2 Abdominal Imaging Section, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Bohyun
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 3 Division of Urology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Lowrance
authors.affiliation: 4 Abdominal Imaging Section, Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO.
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Middleton
mesh_terms: D002137:Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology
keywords: testicular cancer; testicular microlithiasis; ultrasound