title: Infantile testicular cyst: diagnosis and conservative surgical management.
abstract: The authors report on a 5-month-old boy who had a simple cyst of the testis and was treated by testis-sparing cyst excision. Preoperative ultrasonography was diagnostic of a simple cyst. The patient has been without recurrence for over 2 years, and examinations have shown a normal size testis. A literature review showed only four cases of infantile simple cysts of the testis, only one of which was diagnosed preoperatively and treated by cyst excision. Four of the 5 reported cases (including ours) were diagnosed at 5 months of age. We recommend organ-preserving cyst excision in males under 1 year of age who are found to have an intratesticular lesion that is a simple cyst by ultrasound criteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX 78236-5300, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Peretsman
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Maldazys
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography