title: Epidermoid cysts of testes and role of sonography.
abstract: Four patients with histologically proved epidermoid cysts of the testicle were managed with radical orchiectomy. High-resolution testicular sonography demonstrated similar findings in all cases, but these findings were not specific and did not preclude other malignant or teratomatous lesions. The lack of both unique clinical features and specific sonographic findings would suggest that extreme caution must be used if wedge resection or enucleation is contemplated for a patient with presumed epidermoid cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Letterman Army Medical Center, Presidio of San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Shapeero
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Vordermark
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009919:Orchiectomy; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography