title: Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institue of Oncology, Istanbul University, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey. neseguney@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nese
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guney
authors.forename: Mert
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basaran
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karayigit
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Müslümanoglu
authors.forename: Soner
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guney
authors.forename: Isin
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kilicaslan
authors.forename: Saime
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gulbarut
mesh_terms: 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