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Giant Spermatic Cord Liposarcoma
Author(s) -
Ugo Grossi,
Antonio Crucitti,
Francesco Pierconti
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.132
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 2520-2456
pISSN - 0020-8868
DOI - 10.9738/intsurg-d-13-00072.1
Subject(s) - medicine , spermatic cord , liposarcoma , surgery , pathology , sarcoma
We report a case of giant spermatic cord liposarcoma (SCL) in an 81-year-old patient, presenting with a huge scrotal mass that reached up to the knee joint. SCL is a rare tumor, and about 200 cases have been reported in the literature so far. Although 20% of liposarcomas arise in the retroperitoneum, only 0.1% present as incidental inguinal hernias. The occasional presence of myxoid stroma in well-differentiated liposarcomas can lead to confusion with myxoid sarcoma subtypes. Correct diagnosis is critical and reflects remarkable differences in behavior and therapeutic choices.

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