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Liposarcoma of the spermatic cord presenting as an inguinal hernia

INTRODUCTION: Dedifferentiated liposarcoma is a rare, highly malignant, rapidly recurring tumor. When found in the spermatic cord, this tumor may deceptively present as an inguinal hernia, and due to its rarity, may not be readily identified. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We report a case of a 46-year old m...

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Autores principales: Wetzel, Eric, Adjamian, Norair, Diaz, Graal, Steen, Shawn, Hobbs, Janet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7566205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33059204
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.09.195
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author Wetzel, Eric
Adjamian, Norair
Diaz, Graal
Steen, Shawn
Hobbs, Janet
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description INTRODUCTION: Dedifferentiated liposarcoma is a rare, highly malignant, rapidly recurring tumor. When found in the spermatic cord, this tumor may deceptively present as an inguinal hernia, and due to its rarity, may not be readily identified. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We report a case of a 46-year old man with dedifferentiated liposarcoma presenting as a slow-growing right inguinal bulge. His surgical management included ipsilateral orchiectomy and excision with wide margins. He received adjuvant focused radiation therapy. CONCLUSION: Liposarcoma of the Spermatic Cord is a rare and highly malignant tumor that rapidly recurs. Therefore, a high degree of suspicion, regular surveillance and imaging are justified.
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spelling pubmed-75662052020-10-20 Liposarcoma of the spermatic cord presenting as an inguinal hernia Wetzel, Eric Adjamian, Norair Diaz, Graal Steen, Shawn Hobbs, Janet Int J Surg Case Rep Case Report INTRODUCTION: Dedifferentiated liposarcoma is a rare, highly malignant, rapidly recurring tumor. When found in the spermatic cord, this tumor may deceptively present as an inguinal hernia, and due to its rarity, may not be readily identified. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We report a case of a 46-year old man with dedifferentiated liposarcoma presenting as a slow-growing right inguinal bulge. His surgical management included ipsilateral orchiectomy and excision with wide margins. He received adjuvant focused radiation therapy. CONCLUSION: Liposarcoma of the Spermatic Cord is a rare and highly malignant tumor that rapidly recurs. Therefore, a high degree of suspicion, regular surveillance and imaging are justified. Elsevier 2020-10-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7566205/ /pubmed/33059204 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.09.195 Text en © 2020 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Wetzel, Eric
Adjamian, Norair
Diaz, Graal
Steen, Shawn
Hobbs, Janet
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title Liposarcoma of the spermatic cord presenting as an inguinal hernia
title_full Liposarcoma of the spermatic cord presenting as an inguinal hernia
title_fullStr Liposarcoma of the spermatic cord presenting as an inguinal hernia
title_full_unstemmed Liposarcoma of the spermatic cord presenting as an inguinal hernia
title_short Liposarcoma of the spermatic cord presenting as an inguinal hernia
title_sort liposarcoma of the spermatic cord presenting as an inguinal hernia
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7566205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33059204
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.09.195
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