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{{ Infobox diagnosis | |||
| Name = {{PAGENAME}} | |||
| Image = Spermatocele_-_very_high_mag.jpg | |||
| Width = | |||
| Caption = Spermatocele. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
| Synonyms = | |||
| Micro = cyst lined by a simple ciliated epithelium, contain sperm | |||
| Subtypes = | |||
| LMDDx = [[hydrocele]] | |||
| Stains = | |||
| IHC = | |||
| EM = | |||
| Molecular = | |||
| IF = | |||
| Gross = | |||
| Grossing = | |||
| Site = [[epididymis]], [[spermatic cord]], [[rete testis]] (rare) | |||
| Assdx = | |||
| Syndromes = | |||
| Clinicalhx = | |||
| Signs = +/-mass | |||
| Symptoms = +/-pain | |||
| Prevalence = common | |||
| Bloodwork = | |||
| Rads = | |||
| Endoscopy = | |||
| Prognosis = benign | |||
| Other = | |||
| ClinDDx = [[hydrocele]] | |||
| Tx = excision | |||
}} | |||
'''Spermatocele''' is a benign pathology typically arising from the [[epididymis]]. | '''Spermatocele''' is a benign pathology typically arising from the [[epididymis]]. | ||
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*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?n=5&Case=40 Spermatocele - high mag. (webpathology.com)]. | *[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?n=5&Case=40 Spermatocele - high mag. (webpathology.com)]. | ||
==Sign out== | |||
<pre> | |||
Submitted as "Left Spermatocele Sac", Excision: | |||
- Consistent with spermatocele sac. | |||
- NEGATIVE for malignancy. | |||
</pre> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||