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spermatocele
Management:
1) transillumination
a) if mass transilluminates
1] it is either a hydrocele or spermatocele
2] generally asymptomatic
3] may cause discomfort if large
4] surgical excision
5] aspiration not useful because the recur
6] ultrasound not necessary
b) if mass does not transilluminate
1] ultrasound of mass
2] referral to urology
Related
scrotal pain/mass (testicular pain, testicular torsion)
General
abnormal morphologic structure (malformation)
male genital disease
References
V Altebarmakian, Kaiser Permanente, Fresno CA, 1/2000