title: Multiple epidermoid cysts arising in a cryptorchid testis following ochiopexy.
abstract: Epidermoid cysts of the testis are rare benign intratesticular lesions, representing about 1-2% of all intratesticular tumors. In the English literature, the total reported number of patients with an epidermoid cyst is approximately 300. Almost all of the previous reports were of a single lesion in a testis and the occurrence of epidermoid cysts in cryptorchid testis was extremely rare. Herein, we report on a patient with multiple epidermoid cysts in a cryptorchid testis following orchiopexy. Because the cysts arose in a cryptorchid testis and occupied most of the space of the testis, orchiectomy was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Military General Hospital, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Yih-Shyan
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yen-Chuan
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Yu-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Ton
authors.forename: Ching
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yu-Lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Ton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000601:surgery*; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery