[Cyst of the tunica albuginea testis: a case report].
The patient is a 75-year-old male presenting with a chief complaint of a left painless intrascrotal mass. The left testis was tense to palpation with induration inside. Ultrasonography demonstrated a 3.0 x 1.5 cm cystic space along the margin of the left testis. Left high orchiectomy was performed. Histopathological diagnosis was tunica albuginea cyst. Important differential diagnosis includes a simple testicular cyst and epidermoid cyst of the testis.
Department of Urology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Ichihara Hospital.
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Minakami
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Ito
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Miura
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Masui
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Kotake
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Sugano
D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography