Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis.
Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis is an extremely rare tumor. Appropriate treatment consists of inquinal orchiectomy with close followup. Treatment of locally recurrent malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis has not been standardized. We recommend radical resection for the initial presentation of locally recurrent disease rather than saving surgical resection as salvage therapy after other treatment modalities have failed. We report case 37 of malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis and review the literature.
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Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Petersen
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Kusiak
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Greenberg
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D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D012611:Scrotum / Q000601:surgery; D013085:Spermatic Cord
D007370:Interferon Type I; D002945:Cisplatin