PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Khalid, Mohd
AU  - Malik, Neelam
AU  - Salauddin, Mohammad A.K.
AU  - Rashid, Muddassir
TI  - Concomitant bilateral testicular epidermoid cysts
DP  - 2008 Jun 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 907--909
VI  - 29
IP  - 6
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/29/6/907.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/29/6/907.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2008 Jun 01; 29
AB  - Epidermoid cyst of the testis is a rare benign germ cell tumor, comprising 1-2% of all resected benign testicular masses. Approximately 300 cases have been reported to date. Unilateral involvement has often been reported in the English literature. However, bilateral occurrence is very rare and to the best of our knowledge, there are only 3 previous reports of bilateral testicular epidermoid cysts. The fact that they are completely benign makes them amenable to treatment by local excision, thereby saving patient from orchidectomy. Recognition of their characteristic ultrasonographic features is very important to avoid unnecessary intervention. We present here, a case of bilateral epidermoid cyst in which characteristic ultrasound US findings allowed testis-sparing enucleation instead of radical orchiectomy.