Benign Cystic Mesothelioma: A Rare Cause for Scrotal Swelling

Benign cystic mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis is a rare occurrence. It usually presents with painless gradual swelling in the scrotum. These types of benign mesotheliomas typically occur in the peritoneum and usually affect young to middle-aged patients. We present in this case an unusual case...

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Autores principales: Aber, A., Tahir, A., Arumuham, V., Smith, G., Almpanis, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3366205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22675366
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/572186
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author Aber, A.
Tahir, A.
Arumuham, V.
Smith, G.
Almpanis, S.
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description Benign cystic mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis is a rare occurrence. It usually presents with painless gradual swelling in the scrotum. These types of benign mesotheliomas typically occur in the peritoneum and usually affect young to middle-aged patients. We present in this case an unusual case of benign cystic mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis in a 77-year-old male patient.
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spelling pubmed-33662052012-06-06 Benign Cystic Mesothelioma: A Rare Cause for Scrotal Swelling Aber, A. Tahir, A. Arumuham, V. Smith, G. Almpanis, S. Case Rep Med Case Report Benign cystic mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis is a rare occurrence. It usually presents with painless gradual swelling in the scrotum. These types of benign mesotheliomas typically occur in the peritoneum and usually affect young to middle-aged patients. We present in this case an unusual case of benign cystic mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis in a 77-year-old male patient. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-05-23 /pmc/articles/PMC3366205/ /pubmed/22675366 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/572186 Text en Copyright © 2012 A. Aber et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Benign Cystic Mesothelioma: A Rare Cause for Scrotal Swelling
title Benign Cystic Mesothelioma: A Rare Cause for Scrotal Swelling
title_full Benign Cystic Mesothelioma: A Rare Cause for Scrotal Swelling
title_fullStr Benign Cystic Mesothelioma: A Rare Cause for Scrotal Swelling
title_full_unstemmed Benign Cystic Mesothelioma: A Rare Cause for Scrotal Swelling
title_short Benign Cystic Mesothelioma: A Rare Cause for Scrotal Swelling
title_sort benign cystic mesothelioma: a rare cause for scrotal swelling
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3366205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22675366
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/572186
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