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Testicular cancer MRI
Introduction
Overview
Overview
MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of testicular cancer for Extension of the metastasis and differentiating the seminomas from the nonseminomatous germ cells tumors.
MRI
MRI
- MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of testicular cancer. Findings on MRI suggestive of testicular cancer include: [1][2]
- Extension of the metastasis
- Differentiating the seminomas from the nonseminomatous germ cells tumors
- Metastases of testicular cancer to the brain
References
References
- ↑ Tsili AC, Tsampoulas C, Giannakopoulos X, Stefanou D, Alamanos Y, Sofikitis N, Efremidis SC (December 2007). “MRI in the histologic characterization of testicular neoplasms”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 189 (6): W331–7. doi:10.2214/AJR.07.2267. PMID 18029845.
- ↑ Schultz-Lampel D, Bogaert G, Thüroff JW, Schlegel E, Cramer B (1991). “MRI for evaluation of scrotal pathology”. Urol. Res. 19 (5): 289–92. PMID 1659016.
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