Multiparametric sonographic imaging of a capillary hemangioma of the testis: appearances on gray-scale, color Doppler, contrast-enhanced ultrasound and strain elastography.

Abstract

We report a case of a lobular capillary hemangioma in a 66-year-old man, who presented with left testicular pain, with an asymptomatic incidental right testicular lesion found on ultrasonography. The sonographic examination demonstrated a heterogeneous mainly iso-echoic intratesticular lesion with marked vascularity on the color Doppler examination. Further evaluation with contrast-enhanced ultrasound and strain elastography was performed; the multiparametric imaging suggested a benign tumor. The multidisciplinary team decision with patient consent was to perform a radical orchiectomy with subsequent histopathology confirming a benign lobular capillary hemangioma.

• Authors: Silvia Bernardo, Eleni Konstantatou, Dean Y Huang, Annamaria Deganello, Marianna Philippidou, Christian Brown, Maria E Sellars, Paul S Sidhu
• Journal: Journal of ultrasound (J Ultrasound) Vol. 19 Issue 1 Pg. 35-9 (Mar 2016) ISSN: 1971-3495 [Print] Italy
• PMID: 26941881 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Contrast Media

Topics

• Aged
• Contrast Media
• Elasticity Imaging Techniques
• Hemangioma, Capillary (diagnostic imaging, pathology)
• Humans
• Male
• Testicular Neoplasms (diagnostic imaging, pathology)
• Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color