Enterogenous Cyst of the Testis
Korean Journal of Pathology
; : 271-273, 2007.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-16685
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ABSTRACT
We present a rare case of an enterogenous cyst of the testis in a 21-year-old man. On ultrasonography, an ovoid hypoechoic solid mass (2x2x1.5 cm) was confined to the right testis. The left testis and bilateral epididymis were within normal limits. Grossly, the tumor was a unilocular cystic mass, without a solid component. Microscopically, the cystic mass was composed of mucin-secreting simple columnar epithelial lining cells, lamina propria and a well-differentiated muscularis propria. There was no evidence of any germ cell derivatives or neoplasia in the cystic mass and in the surrounding testicular parenchyma. Immunohistochemistry showed a positive reaction for cytokeratin and the epithelial membrane antigen in the epithelial lining; in addition, it was positive for smooth muscle actin in the well-differentiated muscularis propria.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Testis
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Immunohistochemistry
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Ultrasonography
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Actins
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Mucin-1
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Epididymis
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Germ Cells
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Keratins
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Mucous Membrane
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Muscle, Smooth
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Pathology
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article