A case of testicular tunica albuginea cyst with psammoma body

Int J Urol. 2001 Sep;8(9):520-1. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2001.00363.x.

Abstract

Cystic testicular masses have been considered rare but due to advances in ultrasonographic technologies their incidence has risen. Many testicular cystic masses are benign but there is a chance of malignancy. Psammoma bodies are found in various malignancies that occur in the genital tract of women but rarely in men. We report a case of testicular tunica albuginea cyst with psammoma bodies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cysts / diagnosis*
  • Cysts / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Testicular Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / diagnosis