title: Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis: presenting with intermittent scrotal pain and hydrocele.
abstract: Paratesticular mesotheliomas are very rare tumors. In this paper, we present the management of a 38-year-old male patient with paratesticular malignant mesothelioma who was initially misdiagnosed and treated as recurrent epididymitis. After the final pathology report defining paratesticular mesothelioma during scrotal exploration, he underwent radical orchiectomy and hemiscrotal excision as a complementary, secondary procedure. His metastatic workup did not show any dissemination. Therefore, he did not receive any adjuvant treatment and remained disease-free for more than 2 years.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Koc University, 34450 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tarık
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Esen
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.forename: Kamil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peker
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sarman
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Musaoglu
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tefekli