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Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis
Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis is a rare but potentially fatal disease. Lack of characteristic clinical features and tumour markers makes the pre-operative diagnosis very difficult. A 54 year-old man with no history of exposure to asbestos presented with a short history of scrotal sw...
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JSCR Publishing Ltd
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649546/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24960130 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2012.5.2 |
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author | Abdelrahman, M Dowling, CM O’Connor, K Mayer, N Kiely, E |
author_facet | Abdelrahman, M Dowling, CM O’Connor, K Mayer, N Kiely, E |
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description | Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis is a rare but potentially fatal disease. Lack of characteristic clinical features and tumour markers makes the pre-operative diagnosis very difficult. A 54 year-old man with no history of exposure to asbestos presented with a short history of scrotal swelling and pain. Ultrasound revealed a suspicious nodularity involving his tunica vaginalis, suggestive of mesothelioma. Excisional biopsy revealed a malignant mesothelioma; hence the patient was treated with radical inguinal orchidectomy and hemiscrotectomy. We present a case of this rare tumour, its management and a review of the literature. |
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spelling | pubmed-36495462013-05-20 Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis Abdelrahman, M Dowling, CM O’Connor, K Mayer, N Kiely, E J Surg Case Rep Urology Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis is a rare but potentially fatal disease. Lack of characteristic clinical features and tumour markers makes the pre-operative diagnosis very difficult. A 54 year-old man with no history of exposure to asbestos presented with a short history of scrotal swelling and pain. Ultrasound revealed a suspicious nodularity involving his tunica vaginalis, suggestive of mesothelioma. Excisional biopsy revealed a malignant mesothelioma; hence the patient was treated with radical inguinal orchidectomy and hemiscrotectomy. We present a case of this rare tumour, its management and a review of the literature. JSCR Publishing Ltd 2012-05-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3649546/ /pubmed/24960130 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2012.5.2 Text en © JSCR |
spellingShingle | Urology Abdelrahman, M Dowling, CM O’Connor, K Mayer, N Kiely, E Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis |
title | Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis |
title_full | Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis |
title_fullStr | Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis |
title_full_unstemmed | Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis |
title_short | Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis |
title_sort | malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis |
topic | Urology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649546/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24960130 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2012.5.2 |
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