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Hydrocele Testis

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Synonyms

Acquired hydrocele

Definition

Accumulation of serous fluid between the visceral and parietal layers of the tunica vaginalis (Goldblum et al. 2017).

Clinical Features

  • Incidence

    Fairly common: Together with spermatocele, it affects about 1% of adult male individuals.

  • Age and sex

    Males of any age. Congenital hydroceles result from persistent communication between the tunica vaginalis and the peritoneal cavity. This communication is naturally obliterated usually before the age of 2 years.

  • Site and presentation

    Hydrocele presents as painless scrotal swelling and a feeling of heaviness.

  • Treatment

    In most cases, it disappears on its own. If it does not, surgery may be required.

  • Outcome

    This condition has a benign progress; however, patients need a follow up because hydrocele might recur. Most cases are related to infections and form over time; however, in case of rapid formation of Hydrocele, a neoplasia should be excluded.

Macroscopy

Inflated scrotum with serous fluid. In rare...

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References and Further Reading

  • Chekol, S. S., & Sun, C.-C. (2012). Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: Diagnostic studies and differential diagnosis. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 136, 113–117.

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  • Goldblum, J., Lamps, L., McKenney, J., & Myers J. (2017). Rosai and Ackerman’s surgical pathology (11 ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Histopathology and Molecular Diagnostics, University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy

    Caterina Fattorini & Maria Rosaria Raspollini

  2. Pathology Service, Champalimaud Clinical Center, Lisbon, Portugal

    Antonio Lopez-Beltran

  3. Department of Surgery, Unit of Anatomic Pathology, Cordoba University Medical School, Cordoba, Spain

    Antonio Lopez-Beltran

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  1. Caterina Fattorini
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  2. Antonio Lopez-Beltran
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  3. Maria Rosaria Raspollini
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Correspondence to Maria Rosaria Raspollini .

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  1. NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands

    J.H.J.M. van Krieken

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Fattorini, C., Lopez-Beltran, A., Raspollini, M.R. (2019). Hydrocele Testis. In: van Krieken, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_4826-1

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