Open AccessEmbryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the testis
Author(s) -
Brian D. Kelly,
Dara Lundon,
Babatunde Rowaiye,
Pádraig Daly,
Kilian Walsh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian urological association journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1920-1214
pISSN - 1911-6470
DOI - 10.5489/cuaj.579
Subject(s) - rhabdomyosarcoma , embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma , medicine , soft tissue , mesenchymal stem cell , soft tissue sarcoma , sarcoma , pathology
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), arising from mesenchymal cells, isthe most common soft tissue tumour in children and accounts forup to half of all sarcomas. We present the case of a 33-year-oldmale presented to the urology department of the University CollegeHospital Galway (Ireland) in March 2009 with a 2-month historyof a left scrotal swelling, increasing in size.