Diseases of male genital organs

Description

spermatocele: A cystic dilation of the EPIDIDYMIS, usually in the head portion (caput epididymis). The cyst fluid contains dead SPERMATOZOA and can be easily differentiated from TESTICULAR HYDROCELE and other testicular lesions.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode N14_MALEGEN
Sex specific endpoint 1
Include N14_PROSTHYPERPLA, N14_PROSTATITIS, N14_PROSTAOTH, N14_HYDROCELE, N14_SPERMATOCELE, N14_TORSIOTEST, N14_ORHCEPINDIDYMITIS, N14_MALEINFERT, N14_PHIMOSIS, N14_IMPOTENCE, N14_OTHPENIS, N14_INFLAMALEGEN, N14_OTHDISMALEGEN, N14_MALEGENINOTH
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 2
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 11997
GWAS catalog 1001189
MESH D013088
SNOMED CT 49263001

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 13210 27 13183
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 9.97 0.04 22.96
Mean age at first event (years) 53.59 29.28 53.64
Median number of events / individual 1 1 1

Clinical metrics

Sex All Female Male
Recurrence within 6 months (%) 34.85 3.7 34.92
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 4.51 0.0 4.52

Associations