title: Retroperitoneal liposarcoma presenting as spermatic cord tumor.
abstract: A well-differentiated liposarcoma of the retroperitoneum and spermatic cord, contiguous through the inguinal canal, presented clinically as a scrotal mass. Radical orchiectomy was performed with removal of the spermatic cord tumor. The retroperitoneal portion was not discovered until one month postoperatively when a computerized tomographic scan of the abdomen was done. A recommendation is made for preoperative evaluation of the retroperitoneal space prior to extirpation of supratesticular spermatic cord masses.
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery