Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: a case report and review of the literature

Most often, mesotheliomas involve the serosal membranes of the pleura and peritoneum. Sometimes, mesothelial proliferations are identified in other locations. A mesothelioma, within the tunica vaginalis of the paratesticular region is rare but often fatal malignancy of the male genitalia. Despite ag...

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Published in:Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) London, England), 2007-01, Vol.24 (4), p.449-452
Main Authors: Guney, Nese, Basaran, Mert, Karayigit, Ebru, Müslümanoglu, Ahmet, Guney, Soner, Kilicaslan, Isin, Gulbarut, Saime
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Humans
Male
Mesothelioma - diagnosis
Mesothelioma - pathology
Mesothelioma - surgery
Middle Aged
Oncology
Testicular Neoplasms - diagnosis
Testicular Neoplasms - pathology
Testicular Neoplasms - surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Most often, mesotheliomas involve the serosal membranes of the pleura and peritoneum. Sometimes, mesothelial proliferations are identified in other locations. A mesothelioma, within the tunica vaginalis of the paratesticular region is rare but often fatal malignancy of the male genitalia. Despite aggressive surgical and systemic therapy the prognosis remains poor with only rare long-term survivors. We report a case of malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis in 45-years-old and review of the literature is presented.
ISSN:1357-0560
1559-131X
DOI:10.1007/s12032-007-0010-3