Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: a case report and review of the literature.
Most often, mesotheliomas involve the serosal membranes of the pleura and peritoneum. Sometimes, mesothelial proliferations are identified in other locations. A mesothelioma, within the tunica vaginalis of the paratesticular region is rare but often fatal malignancy of the male genitalia. Despite aggressive surgical and systemic therapy the prognosis remains poor with only rare long-term survivors. We report a case of malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis in 45-years-old and review of the literature is presented.
Guney
Nese
N
Institue of Oncology, Istanbul University, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey. neseguney@hotmail.com
Basaran
Mert
M
Karayigit
Ebru
E
Müslümanoglu
Ahmet
A
Guney
Soner
S
Kilicaslan
Isin
I
Gulbarut
Saime
S
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome