Korean J Androl.  2012 Apr;30(1):90-91. 10.5534/kja.2012.30.1.90.

A Case of Cystic Ectasia of the Rete Testis

• Song YS
• Jung TS
• Doo SH
• Yang WJ
• Lee DH
• Hong SS

• KMID: 2298815
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5534/kja.2012.30.1.90

Abstract

The seminiferous tubules merge and connect with the tubuli recti that form the spaces known as the rete testis. Cystic ectasia of the rete testis is a rare benign testicular lesion. We report the cystic ectasia of the rete testis in a 66-year-old man.

Keyword

Ectasia; Rete testis; Testis

MeSH Terms

Aged
Dilatation, Pathologic
Humans
Rete Testis
Seminiferous Tubules
Testis

Figure

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  Fig. 1. (A) Ultrasound of the testis showed clustered anechoic tubular structures within the rete testis of left testicle (1.63×1.19× 2.20 cm). (B) Microscopic examination in the rete testis region showed multilocular cysts, lined by simple cuboidal to columnar epithelial cells and consistent with a cystic ectasia of the rete testis and consistent with a cystic ectasia of the rete testis (arrow). H&E, ×200.

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