A Case of Cystic Dysplasia of the Rete Testis in a 17-Months-Old Boy

Cystic dysplasia of the testis (CDT) is a benign, congenital malformation of the testis and a rare cause of painless scrotal swelling in children, mimicking testicular cancer. It is commonly unilateral, often associated with ipsilateral wolffian duct and ureter...

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Main Authors: Anna Poupalou, George Spyridis, Marina Vakaki, Panagiota Giamarelou, George Petousis, Pantelis Nikolaidis
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/389857
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author Anna Poupalou
George Spyridis
Marina Vakaki
Panagiota Giamarelou
George Petousis
Pantelis Nikolaidis
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description Cystic dysplasia of the testis (CDT) is a benign, congenital malformation of the testis and a rare cause of painless scrotal swelling in children, mimicking testicular cancer. It is commonly unilateral, often associated with ipsilateral wolffian duct and ureteral abnormalities. Cystic dysplasia of the rete testis (CDT) represents a diagnostic challenge made easier if age, precise localisation, typical ultrasonographic features, the presence or absence of associated genitourinary malformations, as well as tumor markers are considered. The definite treatment of such a benign lesion is testis-sparing surgery, however in most cases watch and wait strategy can be recommended. We present a case of cystic dysplasia of the testis in a 17-month-old boy with right multicystic dysplastic kidney, epididymal cyst, history of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), as well as of solitary umbilical artery. We performed epididymidal cyst enucleation and right testicular biopsy.
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spelling doaj-art-83abf72dfa414de38e3dcf48121cfff22025-08-20T02:09:07ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352011-01-01201110.1155/2011/389857389857A Case of Cystic Dysplasia of the Rete Testis in a 17-Months-Old BoyAnna Poupalou0George Spyridis1Marina Vakaki2Panagiota Giamarelou3George Petousis4Pantelis Nikolaidis5Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, 149 Rue de Sévres, Paris, FranceFirst Department of Pediatric Surgery, Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Radiology, Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Thivwn-Levadias 1-3, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Pathology, Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Thivwn-Levadias 1-3, Athens, GreeceFirst Department of Pediatric Surgery, Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Athens, GreeceFirst Department of Pediatric Surgery, Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Athens, GreeceCystic dysplasia of the testis (CDT) is a benign, congenital malformation of the testis and a rare cause of painless scrotal swelling in children, mimicking testicular cancer. It is commonly unilateral, often associated with ipsilateral wolffian duct and ureteral abnormalities. Cystic dysplasia of the rete testis (CDT) represents a diagnostic challenge made easier if age, precise localisation, typical ultrasonographic features, the presence or absence of associated genitourinary malformations, as well as tumor markers are considered. The definite treatment of such a benign lesion is testis-sparing surgery, however in most cases watch and wait strategy can be recommended. We present a case of cystic dysplasia of the testis in a 17-month-old boy with right multicystic dysplastic kidney, epididymal cyst, history of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), as well as of solitary umbilical artery. We performed epididymidal cyst enucleation and right testicular biopsy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/389857
spellingShingle Anna Poupalou
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Marina Vakaki
Panagiota Giamarelou
George Petousis
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A Case of Cystic Dysplasia of the Rete Testis in a 17-Months-Old Boy
Case Reports in Medicine
title A Case of Cystic Dysplasia of the Rete Testis in a 17-Months-Old Boy
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title_short A Case of Cystic Dysplasia of the Rete Testis in a 17-Months-Old Boy
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