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Malignant mesothelioma of testicular tunica vaginalis
Author(s) -
ABE KAZUHIRO,
KATO NOBUKI,
MIKI KENTA,
NIMURA SATOSHI,
SUZUKI MASAFUMI,
KIYOTA HIROSHI,
ONODERA SHYOICHI,
OISHI YUKIHIKO
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2002.00521.x
Subject(s) - tunica vaginalis , medicine , hydrocele , mesothelioma , tunica albuginea (penis) , malignancy , surgery , pathology , penis
Abstract We report here a case with malignant mesothelioma of testicular tunica vaginalis. An 81‐year‐old Japanese man with left hydrocele was referred for operation. When hydrocelectomy was performed, a thick wall of tunica vaginalis without malignancy was observed. Seven months after hydrocelectomy, a hard irregular mass was noticed in the left scrotum, therefore inguinal orchiectomy was performed. Pathologically, the mass showed severe atypia and mitosis. The diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma was made. He refused any adjuvant treatment and died 1 year later from multiple metastases to the paraaortic lymph nodes and lumbar supine.