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| ==Hydrocele testis== | | ==Hydrocele testis== |
| *[[AKA]] ''hydrocele''. | | *[[AKA]] ''hydrocele''. |
| ===General===
| | {{Main|Hydrocele testis}} |
| *Benign.
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| **May be seen in association with a testicular neoplasm.<ref name=pmid9490992>{{Cite journal | last1 = Junnila | first1 = J. | last2 = Lassen | first2 = P. | title = Testicular masses. | journal = Am Fam Physician | volume = 57 | issue = 4 | pages = 685-92 | month = Feb | year = 1998 | doi = | PMID = 9490992 }}</ref>
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| *Common.<ref name=pmid20705202>{{Cite journal | last1 = Wampler | first1 = SM. | last2 = Llanes | first2 = M. | title = Common scrotal and testicular problems. | journal = Prim Care | volume = 37 | issue = 3 | pages = 613-26, x | month = Sep | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1016/j.pop.2010.04.009 | PMID = 20705202 }}</ref>
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| Clinical:
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| *Scrotal mass.
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| ===Microscopic===
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| Features:
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| *Cyst lined by a simple ciliated epithelium.
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| *Does '''not''' contain sperm.
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| DDx:
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| *[[Spermatocele]] - contains sperm.
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| ===Sign out===
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| <pre>
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| HYDROCELE SAC, LEFT, EXCISION:
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| - CONSISTENT WITH HYDROCELE SAC.
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| </pre>
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| <pre>
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| SOFT TISSUE ("HYDROCELE SAC"),LEFT, EXCISION:
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| - FIBROADIPOSE TISSUE COVERED BY MESOTHELIUM WITH REACTIVE CHANGES -- CONSISTENT
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| WITH HYDROCELE SAC.
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| - EPIDIDYMIS WITH SPERM (INCIDENTAL FINDING).
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| </pre>
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| ====Micro====
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| 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.
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| Benign connective tissue (including skeletal muscle, nerves and blood vessels) is also present.
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| ==Idiopathic granulomatous orchitis== | | ==Idiopathic granulomatous orchitis== |