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SONOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF CANINE TESTICULAR AND SCROTAL ABNORMALITIES: A REVIEW OF 26 CASE HISTORIES
Author(s) -
Pugh Charles R.,
Konde Linda J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
veterinary radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 0196-3627
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1991.tb00114.x
Subject(s) - seminoma , medicine , sertoli cell , pathology , testicular atrophy , rete testis , leydig cell tumor , hydrocele , scrotum , radiology , leydig cell , anatomy , spermatogenesis , epididymis , andrology , hormone , chemotherapy , sperm , luteinizing hormone
The ultrasonographic and medical records of 26 dogs examined for testicular/scrotal abnormalities were reviewed. Fifteen dogs were diagnosed with testicular neoplasia that included one or more of the following tumor cell types: Sertoli cell, seminoma and interstitial cell. Ultrasound was highly sensitive to detection of testicular neoplasia including one nonpalpable tumor. Tumor type specificity was not readily apparent in this study, although the three nondescended Sertoli cell tumors displayed similar characteristic sonographic patterns. Six dogs were reviewed with nonneoplastic, noninfectious disorders that included: vascular compromise, atrophy, scrotal edema and intestinal hernia. Five dogs with infectious diseases were reviewed. Ultrasound was sensitive and relatively specific for the nonneoplastic conditions.