Leukemia (testicular manifestations)
Leukemia testicular manifestations, or testicular leukemia, can be seen in patients during and after acute leukemia. The blood-testis barrier limits chemotherapy from reaching the testicle, and therefore the testicle can act as a harbor for leukemic cells.
- typically presents with painless testicular enlargement
- ultrasound appearance is often similar to testicular lymphoma, but it can have a very wide range of appearances:
- testicular enlargement
- unilateral or bilateral
- focal or diffuse
- hypoechoic to hyperechoic
- given the non-specific imaging features, clinical history is mandatory for a diagnosis
See also
- systemic involvement of leukemia
