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Huge epidermoid cyst of the spermatic cord in an adult patient
Author(s) -
KATERGIANNAKIS VAGELOGIANNIS,
LAGOUDIANAKIS EMMANUEL E,
MARKOGIANNAKIS HARIDIMOS,
MANOURAS ANDREAS
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01228.x
Subject(s) - medicine , spermatic cord , epidermoid cyst , etiology , differential diagnosis , cord , pathology , surgery
Tumors arising in the spermatic cord are uncommon and form a heterogeneous group of neoplasms. A variety of both benign and malignant lesions have been demonstrated. Benign tumors represent 80% of the total, but unfortunately clinical and sonographic features are not specific and they cannot safely differentiate a teratomatous or a malignant neoplasm from benign tumors. We report a case of a huge epidermoid cyst of the spermatic cord in an adult patient confirmed after local excision. The etiology, differential diagnosis, and management alternatives are discussed.