Original Article

Giant Para-Urethral Epidermoid Cyst

Tapsoba Wendlamita Toussaint [1], Windsouri Mamadou [2], Tamini Toguyeni A Laure [3], Ouedraogo Somkieta Modeste Francis [1], Koundia Thiombiano [1], Said Nahl Oumar Ganame [1], Josaphat Konvolbo [1], Hyacinthe Poulmawend Zongo [1], Manegedbkièta Lassane Ouedraogo [1], Saidatou Tegwinde Compaore [1], Nathalie Legnane Bance [1],Olivier Zampou [1], Sylvestre Yonli [4], Isso Ouedraogo [1], Emile Bandre [5]

Departments of [1] Pediatric Surgery, [3] Pediatrics and [4] Urology, Charles de Gaulle University Hospital (CHUP-CDG), University Ouaga I Professor Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso [2] Department of General and Digestive Surgery, University Hospital Center of Tengandogo, University Ouaga I Professor Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso [5] Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Ouaga I Professor Joseph Ki-Zerbo, University Hospital Sanou Sourô, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Pediatric Surgery in Tropics. 2024;1(3)

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Abstract

Abstract Congenital para-urethral cyst is a rare pathology especially in male infants. We report a large cyst in a 40-days-old infant who was referred suspecting a scrotal tumor. This scrotal mass was present since birth and progressively increased in size to reach 15 x 10 cm. It was associated with dysuria. Attempts at urethral probing were unsuccessful and needle aspiration of the mass yielded a clear liquid. Perineal ultrasound showed a cyst with solid components. The cyst was excised en-block separating its attachment to the prostatic urethra. The postoperative course and short term follow-up were uneventful. Histopathology confirmed it as a benign epidermoid cyst.