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Other Benign Conditions of the Testis and Scrotum

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This chapter covers a diverse group of benign scrotal abnormalities. Some are extratesticular in location (hydrocele, hematocele, hernia, spermatocele, epididymal cyst, scrotolith), and others are intratesticular (simple cyst of the testicle, cyst of the tunica albuginea, tubular ectasia of the rete testis, testicular microlithiasis). Recognition of some of these conditions as nonsurgical abnormalities has a significant impact on patient management.

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  1. Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA

    Syed Zafar H. Jafri M.D. (Clinical Associate Professor, Chief) (Clinical Associate Professor, Chief)

  2. Section of Uroradiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA

    Syed Zafar H. Jafri M.D. (Clinical Associate Professor, Chief) (Clinical Associate Professor, Chief)

  3. University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA

    Ananias C. Diokno M.D. (Clinical Professor of Urology, Chief) (Clinical Professor of Urology, Chief)

  4. Department of Urology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA

    Ananias C. Diokno M.D. (Clinical Professor of Urology, Chief) (Clinical Professor of Urology, Chief)

  5. Body MRI Section Department of Radiology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33101, USA

    Marco A. Amendola M.D. (Professor of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Chief) (Professor of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Chief)

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Farah, M.C., O’Hora, K.T., Jafri, S.Z.H. (1998). Other Benign Conditions of the Testis and Scrotum. In: Jafri, S.Z.H., Diokno, A.C., Amendola, M.A. (eds) Lower Genitourinary Radiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1648-3_17

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