Epidermoid cyst: rare testicular tumor in children

Junko Fujino; Hideki Yamamoto; Yoshiyuki Kisaki; Yuki Ishimaru; Hiroo Uchida; Yoshiomi Mori; Miwako Nozaki; Hitoshi Ikeda

doi:10.1007/s00247-003-1052-0

Epidermoid cyst: rare testicular tumor in children

Pediatr Radiol. 2004 Feb;34(2):172-4. doi: 10.1007/s00247-003-1052-0. Epub 2003 Oct 17.

Authors

Junko Fujino¹, Hideki Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Kisaki, Yuki Ishimaru, Hiroo Uchida, Yoshiomi Mori, Miwako Nozaki, Hitoshi Ikeda

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Koshigaya Hospital, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, 2-1-50 Minami-Koshigaya, 343-8555 Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan.

PMID: 14564420
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-003-1052-0

Abstract

Epidermoid cyst of the testis, extremely rare in children, is a non-teratomatous benign tumor, and testis-sparing surgery should be the treatment of choice. To prevent unnecessary orchiectomy, recognition of this rare tumor in children is essential.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Epidermal Cyst / diagnosis*
Epidermal Cyst / diagnostic imaging
Epidermal Cyst / pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Testicular Diseases / diagnosis*
Testicular Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Testicular Diseases / pathology
Ultrasonography