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Ultrasound features of solid scrotal tumors are often nonspecific, and most of them have no special character to help identification of their nature. Ultrasonography, however, identifies lesions in virtually all cases. Moreover, it allows differentiation between intratesticular and extratesticular masses and gives an accurate estimate of their local extent and of the relationship with adjacent tissues.
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Bertolotto, M., Valentino, M., Currò, F., Neri, F., Barozzi, L., Derchi, L.E. (2017). The Testicles: Solid Lesions. In: Martino, P., Galosi, A. (eds) Atlas of Ultrasonography in Urology, Andrology, and Nephrology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40782-1_40
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