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The '''epididymis''' is a mostly forgotten organ associated with the [[testis]]. It is rarely afflicited by tumours.<ref name=pmid22522502>{{Cite journal | last1 = Yeung | first1 = CH. | last2 = Wang | first2 = K. | last3 = Cooper | first3 = TG. | title = Why are epididymal tumours so rare? | journal = Asian J Androl | volume = 14 | issue = 3 | pages = 465-75 | month = May | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1038/aja.2012.20 | PMID = 22522502 }}</ref> | The '''epididymis''' is a mostly forgotten organ associated with the [[testis]]. It is rarely afflicited by tumours.<ref name=pmid22522502>{{Cite journal | last1 = Yeung | first1 = CH. | last2 = Wang | first2 = K. | last3 = Cooper | first3 = TG. | title = Why are epididymal tumours so rare? | journal = Asian J Androl | volume = 14 | issue = 3 | pages = 465-75 | month = May | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1038/aja.2012.20 | PMID = 22522502 }}</ref> | ||
==Pathology== | |||
*[[Papillary cystadenoma of the epididymis]].<ref name=pmid23708309 >{{Cite journal | last1 = Toutziaris | first1 = C. | last2 = Kampantais | first2 = S. | last3 = Perdikis | first3 = I. | last4 = Gourvas | first4 = V. | last5 = Laskaridis | first5 = L. | last6 = Gkagkalidis | first6 = K. | last7 = Lakis | first7 = S. | last8 = Ioannidis | first8 = S. | title = Papillary cystadenoma of epididymis: Is there a need for further investigation in unilateral cases? | journal = Int J Surg Case Rep | volume = 4 | issue = 7 | pages = 616-8 | month = | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1016/j.ijscr.2013.03.038 | PMID = 23708309 }}</ref><ref name=pmid20367315 >{{Cite journal | last1 = Odrzywolski | first1 = KJ. | last2 = Mukhopadhyay | first2 = S. | title = Papillary cystadenoma of the epididymis. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 134 | issue = 4 | pages = 630-3 | month = Apr | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1043/1543-2165-134.4.630 | PMID = 20367315 }}</ref> | |||
*Infections - typically afflicit the epididymis before the testis. | |||
**The exception if [[syphilis]]; it afflicits the [[testis]] first. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Genitourinary pathology]] | *[[Genitourinary pathology]]. | ||
*[[Spermatic cord]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist| | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Genitourinary pathology]] | [[Category:Genitourinary pathology]] | ||