Pre-operative diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma of tunica vaginalis testis by hydrocele fluid cytology.
Malignant mesothelioma of tunica vaginalis testis is a rare tumour usually associated with hydrocele. Until now only one case has been documented, where a pre-operative diagnosis was made by cytological examination of hydrocele fluid. We report one more case with pre-operative diagnosis using hydrocele fluid cytology.
Gupta
S C
SC
Department of Pathology, MLN Medical College, Allahabad, India.
Gupta
A K
AK
Misra
V
V
Singh
P A
PA
D000328:Adult; D001826:Body Fluids; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*