PMID: 18183796Jan 11, 2008Paper

A non-endocrine cause of testicular enlargement mimicking precocious puberty: testicular microlithiasis

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism : JPEM
Ece BoberAtilla Buyukgebiz

Abstract

Untimely bilateral testicular enlargement greater than 3 ml is suggestive of precocious puberty, in which an underlying organic disease is more common in boys than in girls. We describe a 7 1/2 year-old boy presenting with testicular enlargement due to testicular microlithiasis. Following hormonal tests, diagnosis was based on ultrasonographic findings. Three years follow-up of the patient revealed normal pubertal progress and no malignant evolution. Testicular microlithiasis is a rare cause of testicular enlargement and pediatricians should take this disease into account in the differential diagnosis of suspected precocious puberty.

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