1. All of the following structures should be routinely evaluated in a normal scrotal examination except:

Homogenity, size

Epididymal head

Vas deferens

Spermatic cord area

2. Which statement is incorrect?

Most intratesticular masses are benign

Most intratesticular masses are malignant

Most extratesticular masses are benign

Sonography can determine if a mass is intratesticular or extratesticular


3. Primary testicular cancer occurs most commonly in which age group?

10 to 14

18 to 24

15 to 34

45 to 60


4. The most common germ cell tumor is:

Yolk sac

Teratoma

Choriocarcinoma

Seminoma


5. The most aggressive germ cell tumor is:

Yolk sac

Seminoma

Embryonal cell

Choriocarcinoma


6. The most characteristic pattern of a seminoma germ cell tumor on ultrasound is:

Homogeneous and hypoechoic

Hypoechoic

Heterogeneous

Echogenic


7. The lab value that is most often abnormal in a germ cell tumor is:

alkaline phosphatase

HCG and alpha fetoprotein

PSA

ALT


8. The differential consideration of an echo-poor or complex abnormality within the testis could be all except:

Abscess

Orchitis

Spermatocele

Torsion


9. Microlithiasis is associated with all the following except:

Tumors

Sterility

Crytorchidism

Cysts


10. Which statement is false regarding torsion of the testicle:

Torsion occurs when the testicle revolves around the remnant stalk of the tunica vaginalis

Blood flood is never obstructed

Torsion is more common in males under 25 years of age

The testicle becomes congested and edematous


11. Clinical findings in patients with epididymitis include all the following except:

Fever

Painful urination

Atrophy

Tenderness in scrotal area


12. An abnormal dilatation and tortuosity of the veins in the pampiniform plexus is:

Epididymitis

Orchitis

Spermatocele

Varicocele