Number: | 27ESURABS0066 |
Type: | Educational Electronic Presentation |
Authors: | Paulo Santos Correia, João Lopes Dias |
Keywords: | male pelvis; cystic lesions; magnetic resonance |
- To map and describe the imaging appearance of the most common male pelvis related cystic lesions, with particular emphasis on magnetic resonance.
- To review the main clinical associations and imaging features of their most common differential diagnosis.
Cysts of the lower male genitourinary (CLUT) tract include a wide spectrum of pathologic entities and frequently represent an incidental finding in pelvic magnetic resonance (MR) studies. While some cystic lesions are frequently found on pelvic MR studies, others are very uncommon and may be misdiagnosed.
CLUT are usually benign and asymptomatic. Nevertheless, in some cases, patients may present with clinical symptoms, including hematuria, urinary obstruction or male infertility.
Since most of these lesions are managed conservatively, pathologic correlation is not always possible, and their diagnosis is solely based on imaging appearance, location and eventual clinical features.
MR imaging provides a detailed anatomic assessment of the male pelvis allowing proper localization and classification of these lesions, which are generally easy to identify due to...
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Genital-related cystic lesions of the male pelvis include a broad spectrum of entities. Imaging is essential to identify, map and characterize these lesions, as well as their main differential diagnoses.
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