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Leiomyosarcoma of the scrotum. A case report with electron microscopy
Author(s) -
Johnson Sheila,
Rundell Marion,
Platt William
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197805)41:5<1830::aid-cncr2820410526>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - leiomyosarcoma , scrotum , electron microscope , medicine , pathology , anatomy , smooth muscle , optics , physics
A case of leiomyosarcoma of the scrotum is presented. The tumor measured 3 × 2.5 × 2 cm and had been present as a slowly enlarging mass in the right scrotum for three months prior to excision. Light microscopy demonstrated the typical interlacing fascicles of neoplastic cells with eccentric cigar‐shaped nuclei and electron microscopy confirmed the neoplastic cells to be of smooth muscle origin. A review of the world's literature revealed this to be the fifth reported case of leiomyosarcoma confined to the scrotal wall.