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Intrascrotal and Extratesticular Multiple Schwannoma

Schwannoma, which may occur in any region of the body, is very rare in the scrotum. Schwannomas are tumors that originate from Schwann cells and, theoretically, could affect any nerve. In spite of the rich innervation of the genital area, these kinds of tumors are not common in the scrotum. A 67-yea...

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Autores principales: Kim, Young-Joo, Kim, Sung Dae, Huh, Jung-Sik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3770855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24044115
http://dx.doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.2013.31.2.179
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description Schwannoma, which may occur in any region of the body, is very rare in the scrotum. Schwannomas are tumors that originate from Schwann cells and, theoretically, could affect any nerve. In spite of the rich innervation of the genital area, these kinds of tumors are not common in the scrotum. A 67-year-old man visited our hospital for investigation of a 2-year episode of multiple slowly growing masses in the scrotum. Testicular tumor markers were within normal range (beta human chorionic gonadotropin <5 mIU, α-fetoprotein : 4.86 ng/ml). Scrotal ultrasonography revealed intrascrotal and extratesticular masses in the mid-scrotal region. Complete excision of the scrotal masses was performed. After surgery there was no testicular invasion. Histological examination of the resected specimen showed them to be schwannomas of the scrotum. We report one case of multiple schwannomas of the scrotum with a review of the literature.
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spelling pubmed-37708552013-09-16 Intrascrotal and Extratesticular Multiple Schwannoma Kim, Young-Joo Kim, Sung Dae Huh, Jung-Sik World J Mens Health Case Report Schwannoma, which may occur in any region of the body, is very rare in the scrotum. Schwannomas are tumors that originate from Schwann cells and, theoretically, could affect any nerve. In spite of the rich innervation of the genital area, these kinds of tumors are not common in the scrotum. A 67-year-old man visited our hospital for investigation of a 2-year episode of multiple slowly growing masses in the scrotum. Testicular tumor markers were within normal range (beta human chorionic gonadotropin <5 mIU, α-fetoprotein : 4.86 ng/ml). Scrotal ultrasonography revealed intrascrotal and extratesticular masses in the mid-scrotal region. Complete excision of the scrotal masses was performed. After surgery there was no testicular invasion. Histological examination of the resected specimen showed them to be schwannomas of the scrotum. We report one case of multiple schwannomas of the scrotum with a review of the literature. Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology 2013-08 2013-08-31 /pmc/articles/PMC3770855/ /pubmed/24044115 http://dx.doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.2013.31.2.179 Text en Copyright © 2013 Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full_unstemmed Intrascrotal and Extratesticular Multiple Schwannoma
title_short Intrascrotal and Extratesticular Multiple Schwannoma
title_sort intrascrotal and extratesticular multiple schwannoma
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3770855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24044115
http://dx.doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.2013.31.2.179
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