Intratesticular Epidermoid Cyst: A Rare Tumor
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UNLABELLED Testicular epidermoid cyst is extremely rare injury, which in recent studies has been regarded as a tumor. Some authors consider this lesion as a cystic monodermal teratoma, the histogenesis remains controversial. In this study we provide clinical and morphological characteristics of an epidermoid cyst in the left testicle in a 16 years old patient, where apparently a nodular lesion in the left testicle was detected. KEYWORDS Cyst; Epidermoid; Intratesticular.
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