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Epididymal cyst, a rare cause of pediatric childhood scrotal mass: Case report

Nadir bir çocukluk çağı skrotal kitle nedeni, epididim kisti: Olgu sunumu

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We present a 13-year-old case with an epididymal cyst who presen- ted with a left scrotal mass and pain and had to undergo excision after 6 months of monitoring as the pain did not resolve.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Epididymal cysts are very rare benign cysts of the rete testis, ductuli efferentes or epididymis.
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Key Findings & Data:They can be seen at a rate of 5-14% depending on age of the children with a scrotal anomaly.
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Conclusion & Impact:We present a 13-year-old case with an epididymal cyst who presen- ted with a left scrotal mass and pain and had to undergo excision after 6 months of monitoring as the pain did not resolve.
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Abstract

Epididymal cysts are very rare benign cysts of the rete testis, ductuli efferentes or epididymis. They usually present in peripubertal males with scrotal pain or mass and can also be diagnosed incidentally during a physical examination. They can be seen at a rate of 5-14% depending on age of the children with a scrotal anomaly. The etiology is not fully known but they are seen more commonly (20%) in children whose mother received diethylstilbestrol during pregnancy. The diagnosis is with physical examina- tion and ultrasonography. The cysts resolve spontaneously in most cases and can be therefore safely monitored unless they are very big or cause pain. Painful cysts may need to be excised. We present a 13-year-old case with an epididymal cyst who presen- ted with a left scrotal mass and pain and had to undergo excision after 6 months of monitoring as the pain did not resolve.

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Epididim kistleri, rete testis, duktuli efferentes veya epididimin çok ender görülen iyi huylu kistleridir. Özellikle peripubertal çağdaki erkek çocuklarda, skrotal ağrı ve kitle yakınmasıyla ortaya çıkabileceği gibi, fizik muayene esnasında tesadüfen de tanı konabilir. Skrotal anomalisi olan çocuklarda yaşa bağlı olarak %5-14 oranında görü- lür. Etiyolojisi tam olarak bilinmese de, anneleri gebeliğinde dietilstilbestrol almış gençlerde daha sık (%20) görülür. Tanısı fizik muayene ve ultrasonografi ile konmak- tadır. Olguların çoğunda kistler kendiliğinden gerilediğinden çok büyük ve ağrıya neden olmadıkları takdirde izlenmelerinde sakınca yoktur. Ancak, ağrıya neden olan kistlerin eksize edilmesi gerekebilir. Bu çalışmada sol skrotumda kitle ve ağrı yakın- masıyle başvuran ve 6 aylık izlem sonrasında ağrı yakınması geçmediği için eksizyon uygulanan 13 yaşındaki bir epididim kisti olgusu sunulmuştur.

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KARACA, F., TÜRK, E., EDİRNE, Y., TAN, A. (2012). Epididymal cyst, a rare cause of pediatric childhood scrotal mass: Case report. İzmir Dr. Behçet Uz Çocuk Hastanesi Dergisi, Cilt: 2 - Sayı: 2, 111–113. https://ajindex.com/articles/217055

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