ULTRASOUND APPEARANCE OF AN EQUINE TESTICULAR SEMINOMA |
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| Authors: | Cathy Beck BVSc Jennifer A. Charles BVSc Alistair A. Maclean BVSc |
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| Affiliation: | University of Melbourne Veterinary Clinic and Hospital, Werribee, Victoria, Australia. |
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| Abstract: | A 16-year-old thoroughbred stallion developed sudden swelling of the left testicle. The stallion had previously been regarded as a unilateral cryptorchid. Ultrasound examination of the left testicle revealed a diffusely heterogeneous parenchyma. The testicle was diffusely hypoechoic with ill defined regions of hyperechogenicity giving the appearance of hypoechoic nodules throughout the testicular parenchyma. No normal testicular tissue was identifiable. An echogenic band, representing a pseudocapsule could be seen surrounding the testicle. Histopathologic diagnosis a seminoma. |
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| Keywords: | stallion testicle ultrasound seminoma |
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