Sonographic Spectrum of Tunica Albuginea Cyst

Alvarez, Damaris; Bhatt, Shweta; Dogra, Vikram S.

doi:10.4103/2156-7514.73503

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“…2 La patogénesis es incierta; sin embargo, se ha sugerido su procedencia de restos mesoteliales o de los ductos eferentes que pasan a través de la túnica albugínea. 3,4 Otras teorías consideran un origen multifactorial, como traumatismos, isquemia o procesos inflamatorios, no coincidentes con el caso reportado en este estudio. 5 Martínez-Berganza y su grupo reportaron que los traumatismos pueden provocar la formación del quiste; sin embargo, en algunos pacientes no se ha identificado esta relación, pues olvidaron porqué sucedió el evento, o quizá fueron provocados por microtraumatismos.…”

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Quiste gigante de la túnica albugínea

Peña-Ruelas

2018

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ANTECEDENTES: Los quistes de la túnica albugínea son tumores benignos, con incidencia de 0.3 a 0.76%. La mayoría de los casos son intratesticulares y el tamaño promedio es de 2 a 5 mm. Cuando los quistes son gigantes, según su localización y tamaño, pueden malinterpretarse como tumores malignos.CASO CLÍNICO: Paciente masculino de 55 años, con aumento progresivo en la región testicular izquierda, de 30 años de evolución. El ultrasonido y la tomografía computada mostraron un tumor quístico, heterogéneo, de contorno definido que comprimía el testículo izquierdo, por lo que se realizó orquiectomía. El estudio anatomopatológico confirmó la coexistencia del quiste, de 20 × 16 cm, uniloculado, con contenido líquido, localizado en la túnica albugínea; microscópicamente tenía recubrimiento epitelial simple, de tipo plano o cúbico sin atipia. El diagnóstico final fue: quiste de túnica albugínea.CONCLUSIONES: El tratamiento de los quistes de la túnica albugínea varía en función del tamaño y síntomas del paciente. El caso aquí reportado representa el quiste de túnica albugínea de mayor tamaño informado hasta la fecha.PALABRAS CLAVE: Quiste intratesticular; túnica albugínea.

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Quiste gigante de la túnica albugínea

Peña-Ruelas

2018

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“…Benign conditions include cystic dysplasia, testicular epidermoid cysts, simple testicular cysts, tunica albuginea cysts, and intra-testicular varicoceles. Malignant conditions which mimic TERT on imaging mainly include mature cystic teratomas, papillary adenocarcinomas of the rete testis, and metastatic tumors within the ducts of the epididymis (Table 2) [1,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15].…”

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“…Cyst [1,12] A benign mass usually solitary with a size ranges between 5-8mm. This lesion is palpable regardless of its size.…”

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Bilateral Ductal Ectasia of the Rete Testis: A Case Report and Literature Review

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Engelman²,

Krauthamer³

et al. 2017

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A 58-year-old male presented to the emergency department with right scrotal pain and swelling. The patient's past medical history of epididymitis was unraveled. A multiplanar grayscale sonogram with Doppler scan of the scrotum and intra-testicular arterial pulse waveform was performed which demonstrated features of tubular ectasia of the rete testis. There was increased flow at the epididymal head which prompted the possibility of an inflammatory process consequently antibiotic therapy was administered. Tubular ectasia of the rete testis is a benign condition usually found incidentally, it has a prevalence of 1.64% in the population. This condition can be associated with a history of trauma, surgery, and inflammatory or infectious conditions. In case there is a suspicion of malignant etiology, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used for better tissue differentiation. Keywords: Scrotal pain; Doppler scan; Epididymal head; Testes Case ReportA 58-year-old male presented to the emergency department with right scrotal pain and swelling. The pain was severe, gradually progressive, radiated to the groin, and worsened with touch and movement. There was associated bilateral scrotal swelling and dysuria without fever, rash, or penile discharge. Our patient reported recurrent similar but less severe symptoms, as well as a history of epididymitis two years before presentation. A multiplanar grayscale ultrasound with color Doppler of the scrotum and intra-testicular arterial pulse wave was performed, which demonstrated normal homogenous echotexture bilaterally with no evidence of intra-testicular masses. Both testes demonstrated grossly symmetric color Doppler flow with normal intra-testicular arterial waveforms. A small anechoic left epididymal head cyst without evidence of a hydrocele was visualized (Figures 1 and 2). There were right and left tubular anechoic lesions located at the mediastinum testis, more prominent on the right, consistent with tubular ectasia of the rete testes. The right epididymal head demonstrated asymmetric increased color Doppler flow compared to the left, consistent with an inflammatory or infectious process.

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“…With the systematic use of high-resolution ultrasonography for testicular exploration, the recorded incidence is higher than previously expected, not only for cysts located in the tunica albuginea but also for intratesticular cysts [31]. The spectrum of their sonographic features has been recently reviewed [32]. Presently, it is estimated that these non-neoplastic cysts occur in 2.1% [33] to 9.8% [34] of testes examined.…”

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