SURGICAL TREATMENT OF BENIGN TUMORS OF THE HICLE

Abstract

Benign tumors of the testicle are relatively uncommon lesions, but their clinical importance is considerable because they often imitate malignant testicular neoplasms. The traditional surgical response to a solid intratesticular mass has been radical inguinal orchiectomy; however, the wider use of high-resolution ultrasonography, tumor-marker assessment, intraoperative frozen-section examination, and fertility-preserving urologic surgery has changed the therapeutic paradigm.