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'''Hydrocele testis''' is a benign pathology of the [[testis]]. | '''Hydrocele testis''' is a benign pathology of the [[testis]]. | ||
''Hydrocele sac'' redirects to this article. | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||
Revision as of 17:45, 4 January 2019
Hydrocele testis is a benign pathology of the testis.
Hydrocele sac redirects to this article.
General
Clinical:
- Scrotal mass.
Microscopic
Features:
- Cyst lined by a simple ciliated epithelium.
- Does not contain sperm.
DDx:
- Spermatocele - contains sperm.
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Submitted as "Right Hydrocele Sac", Excision:
- Consistent with hydrocele sac.
Block letters
HYDROCELE SAC, LEFT, EXCISION: - CONSISTENT WITH HYDROCELE SAC.
SOFT TISSUE ("HYDROCELE SAC"),LEFT, EXCISION:
- FIBROADIPOSE TISSUE COVERED BY MESOTHELIUM WITH REACTIVE CHANGES -- CONSISTENT
WITH HYDROCELE SAC.
- EPIDIDYMIS WITH SPERM (INCIDENTAL FINDING).
Micro
The sections shows fragments of tissue compatible with a benign cyst, that had a fibrous wall and was lined by a simple epithelium. No spermatocytes are identified.
Benign connective tissue (including skeletal muscle, nerves and blood vessels) is also present.