title: Effect of benign testicular mass on fertility: an epidermoid cyst case.
abstract: The article discusses the problem of epidermoid cysts - extremely rare but the most common benign intratesticular tumors. The majority of non-palpable testicular lesions, discovered by ultrasonography in a population of infertile men, are benign tumors. The case of a young man who had incidentally diagnosed, during his infertility evaluation, a right testicular mass which was pathologically reported as epidermoid cyst after partial orchiectomy is presented. It was suggested that benign testicular cysts may effect the normal parenchyma of testis even if the normal histopathology. Thus, the excision of these benign lesions especially in infertile population is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Research and Training Hospital, Department of Urology; Department of Pathology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urkmez
authors.affiliation: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Research and Training Hospital, Department of Urology; Department of Pathology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yüksel
authors.affiliation: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Research and Training Hospital, Department of Urology; Department of Pathology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Somay
authors.affiliation: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Research and Training Hospital, Department of Urology; Department of Pathology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verit
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery