Scrotal Cysts Flashcards
What is a spermatocele
Fluid-filled sac that grows in the head of the epididymis
Spermatoceles contain
Thick milky fluid
What is in the thick milky fluid in spermatoceles
Spermatozoa
Lymphocytes
Cellular debris
What are the sonographic findings of spermatoceles
Anechoic/hypoechoic
Head of epididymis
Posterior acoustic enhancement
Low-level echoes
What are differentials of spermatoceles
Varicocele
Hydrocele
Epididymal cyst
Varicocele is engorged
Spermatic cord veins
What does an epididymal cyst contain
Clear serous fluid
Spermatocele is difficult to differentiate form an epididymal cyst except for ____ since
Aspiration since a spermatocele contains milky-appearing sperm
Testicular cysts may be caused by
Cancer
Fibrosis
Epididymal cysts
What are the symptoms of testicular cysts
Swelling
Lesions
Inflammations
Probelms during ejaculation
What are the sonographic findings of a testicular cyst
Criteria for simple cyst
(Anechoic, thin walled, posterior enhancement)
What are the differentials of a testicular cyst
Mature cystic teratoma
Tubular ectasia of Rete Testis
Intratesticular Abscess
What is tubular ectasia/Rete testis
Partial or complete obliteration of efferent ducts
What is a intratesticular abscess secondary to
Epididymyo-orchitis
Tubular ectasia or rete testis occurs in patients ___
Occurs ____ (Bilateral or unilateral)
55+ years old
Bilateral
Where are simple scrotal cysts usually located
Common in mediastinum testis
What is an epididymal cyst contain
Serous liquid
Where is the most common place for an epididymal cyst
Mostly over head of epididymis
Epididymal cysts are lined with ____ and contains
Epithelium
Contains clear serous fluid
What is an epidermoid cyst
Noncancerous small bumps beneath the skin
Where are the most common places for epidermoid cysts
Face
Neck
Trunk
Scrotum
What are the sonographic findings of an epidermoid cyst
“Target/Bull’s Eye” pattern
Confined to tunica albuginea
“Onion skin”
What are the differentials of an epidermoid cyst
Tunica albuginea cyst
Germ cell tumor
Testicular granuloma
What is scrotoliths
Scrotal pearls
Benign macro-calcifications (Stones in scrotum)
T or F:
In scrotoliths there is clinical significance
False
Usually no clinical significance
What are the main causes of microlithiasis
Unknown but sometimes associated with testicular cancer
In microlithiasis there is multiple small
Calcifications
What are the sonographic findings for microlithiasis
Discrete, small, echogenic foci within testicle
1-3mm
No posterior shadowing
What are the differentials for microlithiasis
Scrotal pearls
Large-cell calcifying sertoli cell tumor
Testicular granuloma
Varicoceles is dilated veins in the
It is due to
Pampiniform plexus of spermatic cord
Due to venous reflux
Varicoceles is due to retrograde flow in
Internal spermatic vein
Varicocele happens most commonly on the ___(Right or Left) side
Left
What is the most common sign of varicoceles
Infertility
What is the most common reversible cause of male infertility
Varicoceles
What are the sonographic findings of varicoceles
Scanned upright and supine
Multiple hypoechoic, serpiginous tubular structures
Superior and lateral to testis
Sonographically the diameter of the plexus veins in varioceles is approx.
> 2-3 mm
What is the rule fo 3’s
3 veins>3mm
In varicoceles there’s the enlargement of veins with
Valsalva maneuver
In varicoceles there is retrograde color with
Valsalva
What are the differentials of varicoceles
Tubular ectasia/Rete testis
Testicular torsion
Epididymitis
T or F:
Flow does not change with valsalva in epididymitis
True
95% of testicular tumors are
Malignant germ cell tumors