Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus IV: Organ Systems: Male Genital System
Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed
Absence of the seminal vesicles is very rare. They are often bilaterally unequal in size, shape, and form.
Cysts of the seminal vesicles are uncommon (+/- 100 total cases reported) but when present they are associated with unilateral renal agenesis in 68% of cases.
Berengario da Carpi (1470-1530) was the first anatomist to describe the seminal vesicles (1523).
Variations in Seminal Vesicles
References
Anson, B.J., Ed. (1966) Morris' Human Anatomy, 12th ed., the Blakiston Division, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York.
Godard, E. (1859) Note sur l'absence congénitale du canal excréteur et du réservois de la semence, le testicule existant. Soc. Biol. Comptes Rendus des Séances et Mémoires. 11:329-342.
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