title: [Testicular epidermoid cyst: uncommon lesion of difficult preoperative diagnosis].
abstract: Intratesticular epidermoid cysts are rare tumours that constitute one percent of all testicular masses. They are bening lesions that make differential diagnosis from malignant testicular tumours difficult. The absence of serum markers elevation and ultrasound imaging could support these lesions being bening epidermoid cysts, and in that case, conservative surgery is adequate. We present the case of a 22 years old patient who complains of a left testicular mass. In this case ultrasound diagnosis was non-specific and a left radical inguinal orchiectomy was performed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urologia, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aguilera Tubet
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: López Rasines
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roca Edreira
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martín García
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hernández Rodríguez
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Portillo Martín
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez Baños
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gómez Correas
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Del Valle Schaan
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rado Velázquez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ruiz Izquierdo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ballestero Diego
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography