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Epidermoid cyst of testis

MedGen UID:
234419
•Concept ID:
C1336707
•
Finding
Synonyms: Epidermoid Cyst of Testis; Epidermoid Cyst of the Testis; Squamous Cell Cyst of Testis; Squamous Cell Cyst of the Testis; Testicular Epidermoid Cyst; Testicular Squamous Cell Cyst
SNOMED CT: Epidermoid cyst of testis (434281000124101)

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEpidermoid cyst of testis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The clinical features and treatment options of intratesticular epidermoid cysts.
Topuz B, Coğuplugil AE, Yılmaz S, Sarıkaya S, Zor M, Uğuz S, Kaya E, Bedir S
Arch Esp Urol 2020 Mar;73(2):126-131. PMID: 32124843
Difficult differential diagnoses in testicular pathology.
Ye H, Ulbright TM
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2012 Apr;136(4):435-46. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2011-0475-RA. PMID: 22458906
Diagnosis and management of teratomas and epidermoid cysts.
Walsh C, Rushton HG
Urol Clin North Am 2000 Aug;27(3):509-18. doi: 10.1016/s0094-0143(05)70098-7. PMID: 10985150

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The clinical features and treatment options of intratesticular epidermoid cysts.
Topuz B, Coğuplugil AE, Yılmaz S, Sarıkaya S, Zor M, Uğuz S, Kaya E, Bedir S
Arch Esp Urol 2020 Mar;73(2):126-131. PMID: 32124843
Testicular epidermoid cysts: a reevaluation.
Anheuser P, Kranz J, Stolle E, Höflmayer D, Büscheck F, Mühlstädt S, Lock G, Dieckmann KP
BMC Urol 2019 Jun 11;19(1):52. doi: 10.1186/s12894-019-0477-1. PMID: 31185974Free PMC Article
Testicular Seminoma and Its Mimics: From the Radiologic Pathology Archives.
Marko J, Wolfman DJ, Aubin AL, Sesterhenn IA
Radiographics 2017 Jul-Aug;37(4):1085-1098. Epub 2017 Jun 2 doi: 10.1148/rg.2017160164. PMID: 28574809Free PMC Article
Testicular epidermoid cyst.
Çakıroğlu B, Sönmez NC, Sinanoğlu O, Ateş L, Aksoy SH, Özcan F
Afr J Paediatr Surg 2015 Jan-Mar;12(1):89-90. doi: 10.4103/0189-6725.151002. PMID: 25659561Free PMC Article
Epidermoid cyst of the testis: a review of clinical and histogenetic considerations.
Dieckmann KP, Loy V
Br J Urol 1994 Apr;73(4):436-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1994.tb07611.x. PMID: 8199834

Diagnosis

The clinical features and treatment options of intratesticular epidermoid cysts.
Topuz B, Coğuplugil AE, Yılmaz S, Sarıkaya S, Zor M, Uğuz S, Kaya E, Bedir S
Arch Esp Urol 2020 Mar;73(2):126-131. PMID: 32124843
Pediatric scrotal ultrasound: review and update.
Alkhori NA, Barth RA
Pediatr Radiol 2017 Aug;47(9):1125-1133. Epub 2017 Aug 4 doi: 10.1007/s00247-017-3923-9. PMID: 28779199
Testicular Seminoma and Its Mimics: From the Radiologic Pathology Archives.
Marko J, Wolfman DJ, Aubin AL, Sesterhenn IA
Radiographics 2017 Jul-Aug;37(4):1085-1098. Epub 2017 Jun 2 doi: 10.1148/rg.2017160164. PMID: 28574809Free PMC Article
Testicular epidermoid cyst.
Çakıroğlu B, Sönmez NC, Sinanoğlu O, Ateş L, Aksoy SH, Özcan F
Afr J Paediatr Surg 2015 Jan-Mar;12(1):89-90. doi: 10.4103/0189-6725.151002. PMID: 25659561Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and management of teratomas and epidermoid cysts.
Walsh C, Rushton HG
Urol Clin North Am 2000 Aug;27(3):509-18. doi: 10.1016/s0094-0143(05)70098-7. PMID: 10985150

Therapy

Prepubertal testicular and paratesticular tumors in China: a single-center experience over a 10-year period.
Wang X, Xu S, Tang D, Li M, Wu D, Huang Y
J Pediatr Surg 2012 Aug;47(8):1576-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.11.005. PMID: 22901920
Primary carcinoid tumors of the testis: a clinicopathologic study of 29 cases.
Wang WP, Guo C, Berney DM, Ulbright TM, Hansel DE, Shen R, Ali T, Epstein JI
Am J Surg Pathol 2010 Apr;34(4):519-24. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181d31f33. PMID: 20351489

Prognosis

Testis Sparing Surgery for Benign Testicular Masses: Diagnostics and Therapeutic Approaches.
Paffenholz P, Held L, Loosen SH, Pfister D, Heidenreich A
J Urol 2018 Aug;200(2):353-360. Epub 2018 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2018.03.007. PMID: 29530784
Diagnosing testicular lumps in primary care.
Stonier T, Simson N, Challacombe B
Practitioner 2017 Apr;261(1803):13-7. PMID: 29020728
Testicular epidermoid cyst.
Çakıroğlu B, Sönmez NC, Sinanoğlu O, Ateş L, Aksoy SH, Özcan F
Afr J Paediatr Surg 2015 Jan-Mar;12(1):89-90. doi: 10.4103/0189-6725.151002. PMID: 25659561Free PMC Article
Difficult differential diagnoses in testicular pathology.
Ye H, Ulbright TM
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2012 Apr;136(4):435-46. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2011-0475-RA. PMID: 22458906
Epidermoid cyst (monodermal teratoma) of the testis.
Reinberg Y, Manivel JC, Llerena J, Niehans G, Fraley EE
Br J Urol 1990 Dec;66(6):648-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1990.tb07202.x. PMID: 2265338

Clinical prediction guides

Testis-sparing surgery in children with testicular tumors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Miao X, Li Y, Zhou T, Lv M
Asian J Surg 2021 Dec;44(12):1503-1509. Epub 2021 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2021.03.016. PMID: 33893031
Testis Sparing Surgery for Benign Testicular Masses: Diagnostics and Therapeutic Approaches.
Paffenholz P, Held L, Loosen SH, Pfister D, Heidenreich A
J Urol 2018 Aug;200(2):353-360. Epub 2018 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2018.03.007. PMID: 29530784
Difficult differential diagnoses in testicular pathology.
Ye H, Ulbright TM
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2012 Apr;136(4):435-46. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2011-0475-RA. PMID: 22458906
Dermoid cyst of the testis: a study of five postpubertal cases, including a pilomatrixoma-like variant, with evidence supporting its separate classification from mature testicular teratoma.
Ulbright TM, Srigley JR
Am J Surg Pathol 2001 Jun;25(6):788-93. doi: 10.1097/00000478-200106000-00011. PMID: 11395557
Epidermoid cyst of the testis: a review of clinical and histogenetic considerations.
Dieckmann KP, Loy V
Br J Urol 1994 Apr;73(4):436-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1994.tb07611.x. PMID: 8199834

Recent systematic reviews

Testis-sparing surgery in children with testicular tumors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Miao X, Li Y, Zhou T, Lv M
Asian J Surg 2021 Dec;44(12):1503-1509. Epub 2021 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2021.03.016. PMID: 33893031

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