Department of Pediatric Surgery, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), SERGAS, 36204 Vigo (Pontevedra), Spain.
J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Oct;45(10):2058-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.05.007.
Most of inguinal masses in children correspond to inguinal indirect hernias, but other pathologic entities may be found. Dermoid cysts of the spermatic cord are very rare, with only 9 clear cases reported in the literature to date, all of them in adults. We present a case of dermoid cyst of the spermatic cord in a 2-year-old boy, the youngest patient reported so far. Dermoid cysts of the spermatic cord should be considered as part of the differential diagnosis of inguinal masses in children, especially in cases of long-standing, nontender, and irreducible inguinal mass.
大多数儿童腹股沟肿块与腹股沟斜疝相对应，但也可能存在其他病理实体。精索皮样囊肿非常罕见，迄今为止文献中仅报道了 9 例明确病例，均发生于成人。我们报告了一例 2 岁男孩精索皮样囊肿，这是迄今为止报道的最小年龄患者。精索皮样囊肿应作为儿童腹股沟肿块鉴别诊断的一部分，尤其是对于长期存在、无触痛、不可复性腹股沟肿块的情况。
