Abstract
Intratesticular epidermoid cyst is a rare benign lesion of testis. It is important to distinguish this benign lesion from malignant testicular tumor . This is a case report of a 18yr old patient who presented with a mass in the left testis. His ultrasound showed typical onion skin appearance and tumour markers were within normal limits. Subsequently FNAC was performed which showed anucleated clumps of squamous epithelial cells admixed with the native testicular cells, thus diagnosis of testicular epidermoid cyst was made. Cytology along with sonographic findings provide rapid diagnosis and patient can be relieved of unnecessary anxiety. DOI: 10.21276/APALM.1152
Highlights
Intratesticular epidermoid cyst is a rare benign lesion of testis
Testicular epidermoid cyst is an infrequent tumor, accounting for 1% of all testicular masses occurring in mid adulthood (2nd to 4thdecade)
FNAC has become a preliminary preoperative diagnostic tool for diagnosis of any tumour, whether benign or malignant. It has an inevitable role in preoperative diagnosis of a testicular epidermoid cyst as it surpasses an unnecessary orchidectomy in a patient
Summary
Intratesticular epidermoid cyst is a rare benign lesion of testis. It is important to distinguish this benign lesion from malignant testicular tumor. Such lesion is benign entity without any malignant potential. Teratoma is one of the important differential diagnosis, cytology along with classical sonographic appearance rules out the same.
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