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Scrotal Disease: Epididymal cyst Flashcards

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Definition

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Smooth, extra-testicular, spherical sac of fluid in the head of the epididymis (top of testicle) - WILL TRANSLUMINATE
Usually harmless

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Epidemiology

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Usually develops in adulthood (around the age of 40)
Rare in children

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Pathophysiology

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Contain clear or milky (spermatocele) fluid
They lie above + behind the testis

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Diagnosis

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USS of scrotum

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Treatment

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Usually not necessary
Removed if symptomatic

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