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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
6
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2000-12-8
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pubmed:abstractText |
The series comprises 6 patients (mean age, 21 years) who presented with an epidermoid cyst of the testis between 1991 and 1998. Pre-operative ultrasonography suggested the presence of a testicular cancer in 3 patients who underwent a radical orchidectomy. The ultrasound successfully predicted the true diagnosis in 3 patients who had a wedge excision of the cyst together with a cuff of normal surrounding tissue. All patients are free of disease with a mean follow-up of 3 years. With increasing awareness of the condition coupled with accurate pre-operative radiological imaging, local excision of an epidermoid cyst with preservation of the remainder of the testis is now a feasible and rational alternative to more radical surgery.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Nov
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pubmed:issn |
0035-8843
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
82
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
411-3
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-18
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pubmed:year |
2000
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Epidermoid cysts of the testis: the case for conservative surgery.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Urology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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