Sonography of benign intrascrotal lesions

Ultrasound Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-136

  Bhatt, Shweta ^a   Rubens, Deborah J ^a   Dogra, Vikram S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenomatoid tumor; Adrenal rests; Epidermoid cyst; Intrascrotal; Intratesticular varicocele; Rete testis; Splenogonadal; Testis; Tunica albuginea cyst; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOID TUMOR; ADRENAL TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTADENOMA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPIDERMOID CYST; HERNIA; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETE TESTIS; REVIEW; SCROTAL SWELLING; SCROTUM DISORDER; SPERMATOCELE; TESTIS TUMOR; TUNICA ALBUGINEA; VARICOCELE;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCROTUM;

EID: 33749322073     PISSN: 08948771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013644-200606000-00025     Document Type: Review

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