Intrahepatic paratesticular cyst: unique presentation of vestigial remnants of Wolffian duct

Urology. 2012 Jan;79(1):212-4. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.05.007. Epub 2011 Jul 8.

Abstract

To report on a case of a progressively enlarging intrahepatic cyst in a 1-year-old boy who also presented with bilateral undescended testes. At surgery, the lesion emerged from the anterior surface of the liver but was unexpectedly found to arise from the epididymis of the right testis, which was located intra-abdominally. The histologic findings were consistent with a paratesticular cyst of vestigial remnants derived from the Wolffian duct. Such an unusual event has not been previously reported among the possible location of a paratesticular cyst, nor has it been described in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of the liver.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnosis*
  • Abnormalities, Multiple / surgery
  • Cryptorchidism / diagnosis*
  • Cryptorchidism / surgery
  • Cysts / congenital*
  • Cysts / diagnosis
  • Cysts / surgery
  • Epididymis / abnormalities*
  • Epididymis / pathology
  • Epididymis / surgery
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Laparotomy / methods
  • Liver Diseases / congenital*
  • Liver Diseases / diagnosis
  • Liver Diseases / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Rare Diseases
  • Risk Assessment
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wolffian Ducts / abnormalities*
  • Wolffian Ducts / pathology