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Testicular Dermoid Cyst

MedGen UID:
277808
•Concept ID:
C1336706
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A mature teratoma that arises from the testis and is characterized by the presence of one or more cysts. The cysts are lined by squamous epithelium and contain skin appendages. Other teratomatous components may or may not be present. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTesticular Dermoid Cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Difficult differential diagnoses in testicular pathology.
Ye H, Ulbright TM
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2012 Apr;136(4):435-46. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2011-0475-RA. PMID: 22458906
Primary carcinoid tumors of the testis: a clinicopathologic study of 29 cases.
Wang WP, Guo C, Berney DM, Ulbright TM, Hansel DE, Shen R, Ali T, Epstein JI
Am J Surg Pathol 2010 Apr;34(4):519-24. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181d31f33. PMID: 20351489
Germ cell tumors of the gonads: a selective review emphasizing problems in differential diagnosis, newly appreciated, and controversial issues.
Ulbright TM
Mod Pathol 2005 Feb;18 Suppl 2:S61-79. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.3800310. PMID: 15761467

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Diagnosis

Dermoid cyst of the testis with neural tissue in an adult.
Ramsay AK, Gurun M, Berney DM, Nairn R
Urology 2012 Feb;79(2):e25-6. Epub 2011 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.06.027. PMID: 21843901
Pre-pubertal testicular dermoid cyst treated with conservative surgery.
Jesus LE, Pena CR, Leao AP
Int Braz J Urol 2005 Jul-Aug;31(4):359-61. doi: 10.1590/s1677-55382005000400010. PMID: 16137405
Testicular dermoid cyst in a 10-year-old child: case report and discussion of etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment.
Wegner HE, Herbst H, Loy V, Dieckmann KP
Urol Int 1995;54(2):109-11. doi: 10.1159/000282701. PMID: 7747357

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