title: Spermatic cord lymphoma: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Spermatic cord lymphoma is a rare lethal disease. It has a poor prognosis even in stage I or II disease when treated locally, therefore, multidisciplinary treatment for early stage is recommended. On the other hand, the treatment of choice for stage III or IV spermatic cord lymphoma remains to be determined. It is said that spermatic cord lymphoma is clinicopathologically similar to primary testicular lymphoma, therefore the treatment of spermatic cord lymphoma has often been determined by reference to the recommended treatment for primary testicular lymphoma. Here we report a new case of spermatic cord lymphoma, which was found in stage IV disease. We also review thirty-three cases which have been reported as spermatic cord lymphoma to date, and discuss treatment options.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo 101-8643, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: Sayuri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Katsuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizutani
authors.forename: Kazumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tominaga
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Niwa
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshimi
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Homma