title: [Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis: a case report].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Saitama Medical Center of Saitama Medical School.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Machida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Itoyama
mesh_terms: 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