Journals / Molecular Oncologic Imaging / 2026 / Volume: 6 Issue: 2

Right undescended testis identified by scintigraphy: An interesting image

Alpay İbrahim Kasman(MERSİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, NÜKLEER TIP ANABİLİM DALI)0009-0003-3443-4616
Zehra Pınar Koç(MERSİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, NÜKLEER TIP ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0002-3274-5790
Hasan Erdal Doruk(MERSİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, CERRAHİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, ÜROLOJİ ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0001-5671-9602
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2026-07-30
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This report presents the scintigraphic imaging findings of this rare case of adult undescended testis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:A 41-year-old male patient presented with right inguinal pain.
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Key Findings & Data:On urological examination, the right testis could not be localized within the scrotum.
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Conclusion & Impact:This report presents the scintigraphic imaging findings of this rare case of adult undescended testis.
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⚙️Variables:Undescended testis · Testicular scintigraphy · Tc-99m pertechnetate

Abstract

A 41-year-old male patient presented with right inguinal pain. On urological examination, the right testis could not be localized within the scrotum. Ultrasound imaging was subsequently performed but also failed to identify the testis in the inguinal region. The patient was then referred for testicular scintigraphy, which revealed an undescended testis within the right inguinal canal. Following this finding, the patient underwent right orchiectomy and the undescended testis was successfully excised. This report presents the scintigraphic imaging findings of this rare case of adult undescended testis.

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Kasman, A. İ., Koç, Z. P., Doruk, H. E. (2026). Right undescended testis identified by scintigraphy: An interesting image. Molecular Oncologic Imaging, Volume: 6 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.71286/moi.2002619

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