Which of the following is a retention cyst?
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. b (Spermatocele). (Ref. Bailey and Love, 25th/1383)SPERMATOCELE is unilocular retention cyst, derived from epidydymis.CLASSIFICATION OF CYSTSA. Congenital (Persistence of normal vestigial remnants)1. Nuchal, thyroglossal, branchial.2. Ectopia of various tissues3. Failure of continuation of tubular element.4. Hamartomas5. Hydatid of morgagni6. Dermoid, epidermoid, enterogenous7. PCKD8. Cystic hygroma, omental cystB. Acquired1. Mucus retention cyst3. Parasitic5. Degenerative7. Apoplectic (not a true cyst)9. Pseudocyst11. Epidermoid/sebaceous13. Mammary dysplasia15. Hematogenous cyst17. Cystadenoma, cystic teratoma2. Implantation cyst4. Hyperplastic6. Traumatic8. Neoplastic10. Spermatocele, Retention cyst of mouth12. Hydatid, trichinosis14. Uterine leiomyoma16. Pituitary18. Pancreas