Infected giant right seminal vesicle epidermoid cyst in young male patient with ipsilateral solitary kidney: Case report

Siraj O AlSulimani; Abdulaziz M Almalki; Khalid A Alzahrani; Samia M Almutairi; Arwa M Aljuhani; Sondos A Alqahtani; Faisal A Alruqi; Meshari A Alzahrani

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102552

Infected giant right seminal vesicle epidermoid cyst in young male patient with ipsilateral solitary kidney: Case report

Urol Case Rep. 2023 Sep 4:51:102552. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102552. eCollection 2023 Nov.

Authors

Siraj O AlSulimani¹, Abdulaziz M Almalki², Khalid A Alzahrani², Samia M Almutairi¹, Arwa M Aljuhani¹, Sondos A Alqahtani³, Faisal A Alruqi⁴, Meshari A Alzahrani⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Urology, King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
³ Faculty of Medicine, Ibn Sina National College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
⁴ Operating Room Department, King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
⁵ Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

This case report presents a young male patient with a 3-month history of a rapidly growing lower abdominal mass associated with lower urinary tract symptoms and recurrent urinary tract infection. Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging showed a large congenital cyst in the right seminal vesicle having a mass effect on the urinary bladder, rectum, and left ureter. Histopathologic findings from exploratory laparotomy showed an epidermal inclusion cyst with secondary inflammation and suppuration. This report adds to the literature by describing this unique location of an epidermoid cyst within the seminal vesicle.

Keywords: Case report; Epidermal inclusion cyst; Epidermoid cyst; Seminal vesicle.

Publication types

Case Reports