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Case Reports
. 2016 Apr 21;9(1):235-40.
doi: 10.1159/000445826. eCollection 2016 Jan-Apr.

Epidermal Cyst in the Scrotum Successfully Treated while Preserving the Testis: A Case Report

Takuya Kondo  1 , Takashi Kawahara  2 , Taro Matsumoto  3 , Yuko Yamamoto  1 , Miho Tsutsui  4 , Masako Ohtani  4 , Mari Ohtaka  1 , Yohei Kumano  1 , Yoko Maeda  1 , Taku Mochizuki  1 , Kohei Mori  1 , Takuo Asai  1 , Shinnosuke Kuroda  1 , Teppei Takeshima  1 , Yusuke Hattori  1 , Jun-Ichi Teranishi  1 , Yasuhide Miyoshi  1 , Yasushi Yumura  1 , Masahiro Yao  5 , Yoshiaki Inayama  3 , Hiroji Uemura  1
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Case Reports

Epidermal Cyst in the Scrotum Successfully Treated while Preserving the Testis: A Case Report

Takuya Kondo et al. Case Rep Oncol. .

Abstract

A 66-year-old male was referred to our hospital for further examination of a scrotal mass. Because of the risk of testicular cancer, we first clamped the vessels as a course of higher orchiectomy. Then, we approached the tumor through the scrotum and successfully resected it while preserving the testis. A histopathological diagnosis revealed an epidermal cyst. We herein report a rare case of an intrascrotal epidermal cyst successfully treated while preserving the testis.

Keywords: Epidermal cyst; Epidermoid cyst; Scrotum; Scrotum mass.

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Fig. 1
Ultrasound findings revealed that the intrascrotal mass (measuring 8 cm in diameter) showed uniformity with a low-echoic lesion (arrow).
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T2-weighted (left) and diffusion-weighted (right) MR images. The mass was separated from the testis with high signals in the T2-weighted image.
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Intraoperative findings. The mass was separated from the testis.
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Fig. 4
A surgical specimen of the intrascrotal mass resected with the skin.
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Histologically, the cyst contained keratin flakes and its wall was covered with keratinizing squamous epithelium.
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