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paratesticular Wolffian multicystic mass
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Synopsis
unilateral multicystic mass in the connective tissue adjacent to the vas deferens - distinct from the epididymis and vas
contains no sperm
epithelial lining : simple, ciliated, and cuboidal to columnar
cysts surrounded by connective tissue collars containing smooth muscle
This lesion could represent a cystic hyperplasia of vestigial Wolffian duct remnants. The supraepididymal, paravasal location suggests origin in the paradidymis.
References
Paratesticular multicystic mass of Wolffian, probably paradidymal, origin. Schned AR, Seremetis GM, Rous SN. Am J Clin Pathol. 1994 Apr;101(4):543-6. PMID: 8160650
