Difference between revisions of "Appendix of the epididymis"
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[[Image:Gray1148.png|thumb|right|250px|Drawing showing the appendix of epididymis. (WC/Gray's Anatomy)]] | [[Image:Gray1148.png|thumb|right|250px|Drawing showing the appendix of epididymis. (WC/Gray's Anatomy)]] | ||
'''Appendix of the epididymis''', also '''epididymal appendix''', is a benign structure thought to be derived from the mesonephric duct.<ref name=pmid8886956/> | '''Appendix of the epididymis''', also '''epididymal appendix''', is a benign structure thought to be derived from the mesonephric duct (or Wolffian duct).<ref name=pmid8886956/> | ||
It should not be confused with ''[[appendix of the testis]]''. | It should not be confused with ''[[appendix of the testis]]''. | ||
Revision as of 05:23, 30 October 2014
Appendix of the epididymis, also epididymal appendix, is a benign structure thought to be derived from the mesonephric duct (or Wolffian duct).[1]
It should not be confused with appendix of the testis.
General
Gross
Features:[1]
- Thin walled cyst on head of the epididymis.
- Typically on a stalk.
Microscopic
Features:[1]
- Cyst lined by pseudostratified cilitated epithelium.
- Dense collagen (wall).
- Mesothelium (external aspect).
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sahni, D.; Jit, I.; Joshi, K.; Sanjeev, . (Oct 1996). "Incidence and structure of the appendices of the testis and epididymis.". J Anat 189 ( Pt 2): 341-8. PMID 8886956.
- ↑ Kantarci, F.; Ozer, H.; Adaletli, I.; Mihmanli, I. (Dec 2005). "Cystic appendix epididymis: a sonomorphologic study.". Surg Radiol Anat 27 (6): 557-61. doi:10.1007/s00276-005-0034-3. PMID 16195812.