Testicular biopsy: clinical practice and interpretation

GR Dohle, S Elzanaty… - Asian journal of …, 2011 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Testicular biopsy was considered the cornerstone of male infertility diagnosis for many years
in men with unexplained infertility and azoospermia. Recent guidelines for male infertility …

Organ-sparing surgery for adult testicular tumours: a systematic review of the literature

G Giannarini, KP Dieckmann, P Albers, A Heidenreich… - European urology, 2010 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: According to current guidelines, radical orchidectomy is the standard treatment
for testis tumours of malignant and unknown origin. Testis-sparing surgery (TSS) has …

Clinical presentation, management and follow-up of 83 patients with Leydig cell tumors of the testis: a prospective case-cohort study

C Pozza, R Pofi, M Tenuta, MG Tarsitano… - Human …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION When should 'not so rare'Leydig cell tumors (LCTs) of the testis be
suspected, diagnosed, and treated? SUMMARY ANSWER LCTs are more frequent than …

Prevalence and management of incidental small testicular masses discovered on ultrasonographic evaluation of male infertility

JM Bieniek, T Juvet, M Margolis, ED Grober… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: We report the safety of surveillance of small testicular masses incidentally
discovered during evaluation of male infertility. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively …

Reliability of frozen section examination in a large cohort of testicular masses: what did we learn?

DV Matei, MD Vartolomei, G Renne… - Clinical Genitourinary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Frozen section examination (FSE) for testicular masses is gaining popularity
because of the possibility of performing testis-sparing surgery (TSS) on the basis of the FSE …

Outcomes of organ‐sparing surgery for adult testicular tumors: A systematic review of the literature

J Ory, U Blankstein, DC Gonzalez, AA Sathe… - BJUI …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To perform a systematic review on the effects of testicular sparing surgery (TSS)
on the oncological, functional, and hormonal outcomes of adults with testicular tumors …

Incidental testicular lesions found during infertility evaluation are usually benign and may be managed conservatively

JB Eifler Jr, P King, PN Schlegel - The Journal of urology, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Hypoechoic lesions on scrotal ultrasonography are often considered germ cell
tumors and radical orchiectomy is recommended. We retrospectively reviewed the findings …

Long-term followup after elective testis sparing surgery for Leydig cell tumors: a single center experience

G Giannarini, A Mogorovich, FM Fabris, G Morelli… - The Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Although most Leydig cell tumors are benign, radical orchiectomy is currently
considered the standard therapy. We retrospectively analyzed the long-term followup of a …

Contemporary diagnostic work-up of testicular germ cell tumours

KP Dieckmann, U Frey, G Lock - Nature Reviews Urology, 2013 - nature.com
Diagnostic work-up of testicular masses should begin with a complete patient history and
palpation of the testes with both hands. First-line imaging of the scrotum should be …

Value of frozen section analysis with suspected testicular malignancy

SS Connolly, FT D'Arcy, HC Bredin, J Callaghan… - Urology, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether frozen section analysis (FSA) assists safe conservative
surgery for men presenting with suspected testicular tumors. METHODS: We performed a …