Bilateral Epidermoid Cysts of the Testicle

Grunert, Richard T.
Van Every, Marvin J.
Uehling, David T.

From the Gunderson Clinic, La Crosse and Department of Surgery (Urology), University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin

Accepted November 8, 1991.

Journal of Urology 147(6):p 1599-1601, June 1992. | DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(17)37640-1

ABSTRACT

An 11-year-old boy presented with bilateral testicular masses that consisted of hyperechoic centers with hypoechoic rims on ultrasound. Surgical exploration revealed bilateral epidermoid cysts. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of bilateral epidermoid cysts in a child. Recognition of this entity requires surgical confirmation but it may obviate removal of the testicle.