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Bilateral Malignant Mesothelioma of Tunica Vaginalis A Case Report on Rare Presentation

Malignant mesothelioma involving the para-testicular tunica is extremely rare and an aggressive tumor. Bilateral malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis is not reported previously in the literature. Rarity of the disease, absence of any specific clinical and radiological findings makes the pr...

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Autores principales: Shaikh, Ashhad A., Naik, Kishor V., Shetty, Shisir N., Ansari, Noor N., Babhale, Pallavi S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5538965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28791219
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2017.06.006
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Sumario:Malignant mesothelioma involving the para-testicular tunica is extremely rare and an aggressive tumor. Bilateral malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis is not reported previously in the literature. Rarity of the disease, absence of any specific clinical and radiological findings makes the preoperative diagnosis difficult. Aggressive surgical approach is the key to successful management with high inguinal orchiectomy and scrotectomy appears to be optimal treatment in patients with localized disease.