Testicular tumours: Does color doppler has a role?

ABSTRACT

The aim of this work was to assess the role of high-resolution ultrasonography [US] and color Doppler ultrasonography [CDS] in the diagnosis and evaluation of testicular tumors and the ability of each modality to add important information aiming to reach a precise diagnosis and hence a prompt management. The study was conducted on six patients with painless testicular swellings. It was concluded that gray scale along with the clinical and physical findings help to establish a specific diagnosis in almost all cases. CDS does not add any clinically important information and does not help in establishing a definite diagnosis of testicular tumors due to the great overlap between the findings in cases of testicular tumors and those of inflamed and normal tests. However, CDS seems to be more helpful in depicting the infiltrative lesions, such as lymphoma and leukemia, which increases the diagnostic confidence of the examiner