title: Paratesticular malignant mesothelioma - a rare case presentation.
abstract: Paratesticular malignant mesotheliomas are rare tumors with 223 cases described so far. It is a highly aggressive tumour. We report a case of a malignant mesothelioma arising from the tunica vaginalis of the testis which was highly aggressive in its course.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: Varun
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajan
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nandhakumar
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shanmugasundaram
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ravi
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Natarajan
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Nanjundappan
keywords: Calretinin; Hydrocele; Orchidectomy; Paratesticular malignant mesothelioma