ArticleSAGE open medical case reports2024
Testicular mass with macrocalcification and osseous metaplasia: A case report.
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- Testicular microlithiasis and male fertility: a dual perspective integrating imaging and physiological insights.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2025Pooled it
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Abstract
Testicular calcification is caused by calcium deposits of the testis in men with controversial and unknown etiology. Calcifications with a size >3 mm are considered as macrocalcifications. Calcifications are the result of high local calcium concentrations in many tissues. Ultrasonography is the gold standard imaging tool for testis investigation. We report a 28-year-old man who presented with left testicular pain and an inguinal hernia from 1 year ago. The ultrasonography demonstrated a hypoechoic calcified region size of 12 × 18 mm. The tumor markers were negative. After radical orchiectomy, the histopathology showed testicular calcification with benign osseous metaplasia. Calcification within a testis is found incidentally using ultrasonography since it may be misdiagnosed as a small benign or malignant mass.
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