Volume 5, Number 2, 144-145, DOI: 10.1007/s101470050107

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Testicular dermoid cyst in an 85-year-old man

S. Nakata, T. Morita, H. Higashi, H. Takahashi and K. Shimizu

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Abstract

We report a case of dermoid cyst of the right testis. An 85-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with an enlarged right testicle and a high prostate specific antigen (PSA) level. A hard testis of approximately 10 cm, with a smooth surface, was palpated. On digital rectal examination, a hard prostate of approximately 4 cm, with irregular surface, was palpated. We performed right inguinal orchiectomy and transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate needle biopsy. The wall of the testis was calcified, with a cyst that contained yellow-white sebaceous material and tufts of hair. Microscopically, the cyst wall showed calcification and ossification, and had hair roots. The diagnosis was dermoid cyst. We also found a well differentiated adenocarcinoma (Gleason 2–3) in the prostate. Dermoid cyst of the testis is very rare. To our knowledge, this case is in the oldest patient thus far reported.

Key words Dermoid cyst - Testis - Prostate cancer

Received: September 9, 1999 / Accepted: January 20, 2000

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