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Epidermoid cyst of the testis: A report of three cases.
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- Use of intraoperative ultrasound in a benign epidermoid cyst-like tumor lesion with testicular preservation: Case report.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Clinical features and surgical outcomes of testicular epidermoid cysts in children.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Review
- A rare finding of testicular epidermoid keratinized cyst in a prepubertal boy: case report and management standardization.Journal of ultrasound · 2025Article
- Epidermoid cyst of the testis: A report of three cases.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Testicular epidermoid cysts have characteristic findings. Testicular tumor markers are negative in patients with epidermoid cysts. Clear margins and sole and small testicular tumors (20 mm or less) suggest the possibility of epidermoid cyst. Testicular-sparing surgery with intraoperative frozen section examination should be performed when suspecting epidermoid cysts. Testicular epidermoid cysts are rare tumors that account for 1% of all testicular tumors and are often clinically misdiagnosed as malignant lesions. We report three cases of epidermoid cysts. The chief manifestations were scrotal induration in two patients and pruritus scrotum in one. The median age of the patients was 23 years (18-30). All tumors were determined to be sole lesions (<20 mm in diameter). Testing for tumor markers in all patients revealed negative results. We could not rule out malignancy; hence, we performed high inguinal orchiectomy in all cases. Histologically, the inner walls of the cysts were lined with stratified squamous epithelium; their contents were keratinized. All patients were diagnosed with epidermoid cysts.
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