title: Testis-sparing surgery in testicular mass: Testicular epidermoid cysts.
abstract: We present 3 patients with testicular epidermoid cysts who experienced testis-sparing surgery. These patients had a palpable painless testicular mass and underwent inguinal testicular exploration. Intraoperative frozen section revealed no evidence of malignancy and therefore enucleation of the tumour was performed. We demonstrate that careful intraoperative frozen-section examination helps to avoid unnecessary orchidectomy in testicular epidermoid cysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran;
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mahdavi-Zafarghandi
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran;
authors.forename: Behnam
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shakiba
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran.
authors.forename: Mojtaba
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ameli