Open AccessParatesticular aggressive angiomyxoma: A rare case
Author(s) -
Muhamad Izwan Ismail,
Yin Ping Wong,
Guan Hee Tan,
Xeng Inn Fam
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_168_16
Subject(s) - aggressive angiomyxoma , medicine , scrotum , mesenchymal tumor , soft tissue , metastasis , surgery , distant metastasis , resection , radiology , pathology , immunohistochemistry , cancer
Aggressive angiomyxoma (AAM) particularly testicular origin is a rare benign mesenchymal myxoid tumor which is locally aggressive, blatant for local recurrence, and may metastasize. It occurs mostly in females of childbearing age and extremely rare in males. AMM particular testicular origin is not reported in literature yet. This is a 65-year-old man who had a right scrotal swelling. Ultrasound scrotum showed a soft tissue tumor of the right testis. The patient underwent radical right orchidectomy of which histopathologically confirmed to be a paratesticular AAM with clear resection margins. There were no signs of local recurrence or metastasis 2 years postsurgical resection.