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Epididymal cyst
Introduction
Overview
Overview
- Epididymal cysts are less common than spermatoceles and are indistinguishable from the latter at US.
- Epididymal cysts contain clear serous fluid and may arise throughout the epididymis (spermatoceles almost always arise in the epididymal head).
- An increased incidence of epididymal cysts has been reported in boys who are exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol.
- Although epididymal head cysts cannot be differentiated from spermatoceles, they usually are not clinically relevant.
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Patient #2: Ultrasound images demonstrate a large epididymal cyst
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Large epididymal cyst
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]