## Abstract Epidermoid cysts of the testis are rare benign lesions, without malignant potential, that can be managed conservatively with cyst enucleation and testisβsparing surgery. Bilateral epidermoid cysts in the testes have been reported very infrequently. We report the sonographic and MRI find
Sonographic appearance of a calcified simple epidermoid cyst of the testis
β Scribed by Mark D. Meiches; Pamela Nurenberg
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 272 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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β¦ Synopsis
Simple epidermoid cysts of the testis are rare, benign lesions. The reported sonographic findings are varied, but to date there has been no report of an epidermoid cyst presenting as an echogenic mass with dense acoustic shadowing. We report such a case.
CASE REPORT
A 52-year-old white man with prostatitis experienced vague, intermittent, right testicular pain. He had no prior trauma, swelling, redness, or weight loss. Physical examination revealed a discrete, rock-hard, nontender right testicular mass. The left testis was normal. No adenopathy was palpated. Real-time ultrasonography of the scrota1 contents using a 7.5-MHz transducer (Sie-
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