title: [Etiology and clinical analysis of epididymal mass].
abstract: The etiology and clinical pathological analysis of 147 cases of epididymal mass were presented. The result showed that the most common mass in inflammatory (66%), and the majority was tuberculosis, the next was cystic diseases (30%). However, neoplasm was relatively less and malignant mass was rare. The diagnosis can be established by careful history, physical examination, and BUS. The selective surgery depends on the nature of diseases, the demand of the patients and the effect of conservative therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Xiangya Hospital, Hunan Medical University, Changsha.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D018254:Adenomatoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D014389:Tuberculosis, Male Genital / Q000473:pathology*