Epididymal Cyst: What is it? Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

of the epididymis is an abnormal saccular formation, filled with liquid and spermatozoa, and of variable size, which forms close to the epididymis.

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Currently, the precise cause of the epididymal cyst is not clear; experts, however, have noted that, at times, it is a spontaneous formation, while, at other times, it arises after epididymitis, physical trauma to the scrotum or all "vasectomy surgery.
The epididymal cyst is usually asymptomatic; if it is large, however, it can be responsible for symptoms, which include: pain and a sense of heaviness in the scrotum, and testicular swelling.
Normally, physical examination and scrotal transillumination are sufficient for the diagnosis of epididymal cysts.
The epididymal cyst tends to resolve spontaneously, therefore, in the absence of particularly annoying symptoms, it does not require any type of treatment.

. In any case, it is an anomalous saccular formation, with liquid content, which is closely related to the epididymis.
Generally not dangerous, the epididymal cyst is a benign cyst (therefore not associated with neoplastic / cancerous processes), the liquid contained in it contains mature but not viable spermatozoa.
In the medical field, the epididymal cyst is also known as the spermatocele.