title: Epidermal inclusion cyst presenting as a palpable scrotal mass.
abstract: We report a scrotal epidermal inclusion cyst located outside the median raphe which a rare entity in the absence of trauma and few cases have been reported. 47 year old male presents with a complaint of right sided testicular swelling and discomfort. On examination a 3 cm mass was palpated between the scrotum and the medial thigh on the subcutaneous tissue with a positive slip sign. Complete surgical excision of the cyst was performed. Histopathology confirmed epidermal inclusion cyst with no evidence of malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh, 3471 5th Ave, Suite 700 Kaufmann Bldg, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Andres F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Correa
authors.forename: Bishoy A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Gayed
authors.forename: Mitchell E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Tublin
authors.forename: Anil V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Parwani
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gingrich