Epidermoid cysts of the testis: A report of three cases and an analysis of 141 cases from the world literature
โ Scribed by Kishor H. Shah; William C. Maxted; Byungkyu Chun
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 574 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
Epidermoid cysts of the testis are rare and represent about 1% of all testicular tumors. An analysis of 141 cases reported to date in the world literature, including the cases reported here, indicates that 50% of the lesions occur in the third decade and 86% between the second and fourth decade. The most common presentations are painless enlargement of the testis (41%) for an average period of 2.25 years or incidental detection during routine physical examination (33%). Clinically, a discrete testicular nodule can be
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