title: [Bilateral synchronous multilocular epididymal cysts: a case report].
abstract: A rare case of bilateral synchronous multilocular epididymal cysts is reported. A fifty-six year old man visited to our hospital with a chief complaint of swelling of bilateral intrascrotal contents. Ultrasonographic findings demonstrated multilocular lesions of the bilateral intrascrotal contents. Preoperative diagnosis was bilateral multilocular hydrocele testes. Operative procedure revealed bilateral cysts originating from the head, body and tail of the epididymis without the cysts of the tunica vaginalis. Operative sight was bilateral synchronous multilocular epididymal cysts, and bilateral epididymal cystectomy were performed. The specimen size was right diameter 12 x 6 cm and left its 8 x 5.5 cm. The puncture of the cystic fluid revealed many spermatozoa in both sides. The acquired cysts of the epididymis generally are the result of tubular obstruction with dilation of tubules adjacent to the obstruction. The dilated tubules are filled variably with viable and degenerating spermatozoa. The cysts originate most commonly from the head of the epididymis, and are unilateral, unilocular or multilocular and are usually within 1 cm in diameter. In our case, bilateral synchronous epididymal cysts originating from not only the head, but also the body and the tail is a rare case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Shiga University of Medical Science.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ushida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayashida
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004822:Epididymis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery