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#redirect [[Testis#Spermatocele]]
'''Spermatocele''' is a benign pathology typically arising from the [[epididymis]].
 
==General==
*Benign.
*Cyst of the epididymis (classic).
**May arise in the rete testis or [[vas deferens]].<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/443432-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/443432-overview]. Accessed on: 5 March 2012.</ref>
 
Clinical:
*Often asymptomatic.
*Excised due to pain or mass effect.<ref name=pmid18357964>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Walsh | first1 = TJ. | last2 = Seeger | first2 = KT. | last3 = Turek | first3 = PJ. | title = Spermatoceles in adults: when does size matter? | journal = Arch Androl | volume = 53 | issue = 6 | pages = 345-8 | month =  | year =  | doi =  | PMID = 18357964 }}</ref>
 
==Microscopic==
Features:
*Cyst lined by a simple ciliated epithelium.
*Contain sperm.
**Head: ~1/2 the size of a [[RBC]], black.
**Tail: infrequently seen. 
 
Note:
*Small cellular clusters may be present.
**May mimic [[small cell carcinoma]].<ref name=pmid19740515>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Lane | first1 = Z. | last2 = Epstein | first2 = JI. | title = Small blue cells mimicking small cell carcinoma in spermatocele and hydrocele specimens: a report of 5 cases. | journal = Hum Pathol | volume = 41 | issue = 1 | pages = 88-93 | month = Jan | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.06.018 | PMID = 19740515 }}</ref>
 
DDx:
*[[Hydrocele testis]] - do not contain sperm.
 
===Images===
<gallery>
Image:Spermatocele_-_intermed_mag.jpg | Spermatocele - intermed. mag. (WC)
Image:Spermatocele_-_high_mag.jpg | Spermatocele - high mag. (WC)
Image:Spermatocele_-_very_high_mag.jpg | Spermatocele - very high mag. (WC)
</gallery>
www:
*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?n=4&Case=40 Spermatocele - low mag. (webpathology.com)].
*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?n=5&Case=40 Spermatocele - high mag. (webpathology.com)].
 
 
==See also==
*[[Testis]].
*[[Spermatic cord]].
*[[Rete testis]].
 
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}


[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Testis]]

Revision as of 07:37, 23 December 2014

Spermatocele is a benign pathology typically arising from the epididymis.

General

  • Benign.
  • Cyst of the epididymis (classic).

Clinical:

  • Often asymptomatic.
  • Excised due to pain or mass effect.[2]

Microscopic

Features:

  • Cyst lined by a simple ciliated epithelium.
  • Contain sperm.
    • Head: ~1/2 the size of a RBC, black.
    • Tail: infrequently seen.

Note:

DDx:

Images

www:


See also

References

  1. URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/443432-overview. Accessed on: 5 March 2012.
  2. Walsh, TJ.; Seeger, KT.; Turek, PJ.. "Spermatoceles in adults: when does size matter?". Arch Androl 53 (6): 345-8. PMID 18357964.
  3. Lane, Z.; Epstein, JI. (Jan 2010). "Small blue cells mimicking small cell carcinoma in spermatocele and hydrocele specimens: a report of 5 cases.". Hum Pathol 41 (1): 88-93. doi:10.1016/j.humpath.2009.06.018. PMID 19740515.