Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasound in Benign Testicular Swelling-A Study of 52 Cases

Testicular swelling is a lump or a growth (mass) involving the genitalia is a common presentation in outdoor patients ranging from young to old.Occur in one or both the testicles.Proper diagnosis can prevent unnecessary surgical exploration to a certain extent where larger groups of non-surgical acute testicular cases co-exist.Most testicular masses are malignant.The main dilemma lies in the diagnosis of the testicular Tumour, of which 99% of cases are malignant.A testicular lump that doesn't hurt may be a sign of cancer.(Bosl et al, 1981; prout et al, 1984).Although testicular tumour are relatively rare (having an incidence of about 0.01% of male), they are the most common solid tumour of man aged 15-35 years and second most common tumour of man aged 35-40 years.The advent of Ultrasonography and its application for testicular masses has changed the picture in the recent past.A clinical pattern of testicular swellings with ultrasound was carried out in the Deptt. of General and Laparoscopic Surgery, VSSIMSAR, Burla, Odisha between august 2016 to august 2017