Ultrasonography versus clinical examination in evaluation of testicular tumors

R van Dijk; W H Doesburg; A L Verbeek; Y T van der Schouw; F M Debruyne; G Rosenbusch

Ultrasonography versus clinical examination in evaluation of testicular tumors

R van Dijk, W H Doesburg, A L Verbeek, Y T van der Schouw, F M Debruyne, G Rosenbusch

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Abstract

The diagnostic results of clinical examination and gray-scale ultrasonography for scrotal pathology were compared in 411 patients. Sensitivity and specificity of the clinical diagnosis of a testis tumor improved significantly with the use of ultrasonography. Criteria for the ultrasonographic diagnosis of a testicular tumor were evaluated. We had no false-negative ultrasonographic diagnoses, and they have rarely been reported in the literature. With ultrasonography, the number of false-positive clinical diagnoses was reduced from 11 to 5.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	179-82
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of clinical ultrasound
Volume	22
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 1994

Keywords

Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
Scrotum
Sensitivity and Specificity
Testicular Neoplasms
Ultrasonography
Journal Article

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