PREOPERATIVE ULTRASOUND–GUIDED FINE NEEDLE BIOPSY OF DOUBTFUL TESTICULAR LESIONS

Purpose: Sonography is initial imaging technique in evaluation of symptomatic testis, routine screening or follow-up. Occasionally detected lesions are difficult to characterize and a decision for orchidectomy is questionable. We describe a technique of preoperative ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy of testicular lesions, detected on sonography with non-specific US appearance. Methods and Materials: Six patients (mean age 32,6 years) with sonographically identified (five unpalpable, two palpable) testicular lesions underwent US guided fine needle biopsy, in one patient bilateraly. Spermatic cord was previousl…