DRamnani
Cysts of Tunica Albuginea
A 61 year old male was incidentally found to have a testicular "mass" on a routine physical examination. Ultrasound showed multiple cystic lesions. Radical orchiectomy was done. The specimen showed multiple, unilocular, thin-walled cysts filled with clear fluid. One cyst had organizing hematoma (dark brown area in the image). The cysts ranged in size from 0.2 cm to 1.1 cm and were present within the fibroconnective tissue of the tunica albuginea. They were lined by simple cuboidal epithelium with bland features. The testicular parenchyma was atrophic and showed no evidence of a neoplasm.
Cysts of tunica albuginea are usually an incidental finding in the fifth and sixth decades of life. At least some of these lesions arise from mesothelial inclusions in the tunica.
Cysts of Tunica Albuginea
A 61 year old male was incidentally found to have a testicular "mass" on a routine physical examination. Ultrasound showed multiple cystic lesions. Radical orchiectomy was done. The specimen showed multiple, unilocular, thin-walled cysts filled with clear fluid. One cyst had organizing hematoma (dark brown area in the image). The cysts ranged in size from 0.2 cm to 1.1 cm and were present within the fibroconnective tissue of the tunica albuginea. They were lined by simple cuboidal epithelium with bland features. The testicular parenchyma was atrophic and showed no evidence of a neoplasm.
Cysts of tunica albuginea are usually an incidental finding in the fifth and sixth decades of life. At least some of these lesions arise from mesothelial inclusions in the tunica.