[Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis: a case report].
An 18-year-old man visited our hospital with a painless swelling of the left scrotal contents. Transscrotal ultrasonography revealed a hydrocele and a 10-mm nodular mass attached to the tunica vaginalis. Tumor resection and hydrocelectomy were performed because the intra-operative histological diagnosis of a frozen section did not reveal malignancy. However, since the postoperative pathological diagnosis was malignant mesothelioma, the left hemiscrotum was excised. He has been free of disease 15 months postoperatively.
Machida
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T
Department of Urology, Saitama Medical Center of Saitama Medical School.
Yamada
T
T
Kobayashi
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N
Takeuchi
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S
Saito
H
H
Itoyama
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S
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery