Spermatocele

Testis and epididymis
Nonneoplastic lesions
Spermatocele

Author: Rafael Jimenez, M.D. (see Authors page)

Revised: 5 June 2017, last major update March 2012

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PubMed Search: spermatocele [title] Testis

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Definition / general

Cite this page: Spermatocele. PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/testisepidspermato.html. Accessed July 15th, 2017.

Definition / general

Cystic dilation of efferent ducts lined by ciliated columnar cells with thin connective tissue wall, no smooth muscle
Cysts usually translucent
Lumen contains spermatozoa and proteinaceous fluid
Associated with foreign body giant cell reaction, cholesterol clefts